Despite the importance and prevalence of corporate political activities in modern organizations, there remains noticeable limited insights on the potential relationship between political contributions and companies risk-taking activities. Using a cross-country sample of 307 firms from 22...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the motivation and post-merger operating performance (OP) of European utility sectors following mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Design/methodology/approach: Motives behind M&A are examined by looking into the relationships between total...