Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of different explanations
in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) research that deal with M&A performance. After five …

Approaches to leadership and management are still dominated by prescriptions–usually
claimed as scientific–for top executives to choose the future direction of their organization …

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) constitute an important phenomenon due to
their volumes, frequencies, and strategic relevance for business practice. Academia has …

This study investigates the relationship between ownership structure and acquiring firm
performance. A large proportion of Canadian public companies have controlling …

In this paper, we investigate the long-term stock return performance of Canadian acquiring
firms in the post-event period by using 1300 M&A events in the 1993–2002 period. We use …

Adopting a stockholders' interests' perspective, we explore three related questions:(1) What
are the scope and patterns of corporate performance disclosure on the Internet?(2) What are …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the post‐merger operating performance of
acquiring companies involved in merger activities during the period 1999‐2002 in India. It …

Purpose: Merger is a corporate restructuring strategy that affects the performance of the
company on many parameters. This study aims to examine the growth of M&A transactions …

We examine the relation between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) overconfidence and
significant increases in research and development (R&D) expenditures. Although prior …

There are inconclusive results on the literature on the consequences of mergers and
acquisitions (M&A) on corporate performance as well as factors that might affect such …