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Showing 1 to 20 of 507 for “"Mergers"”.
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An introduction to food chain mergers : mergers, 1956
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of General Business Curriculum in Food Distribution, 1957
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Study on mergers : a rationale for conglomerate mergers
Thesis. 1979. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Alfred P. Sloan School of Management.
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ESSAYS ON BANKING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
… three chapters which are three papers on banking mergers and acquisitions. Bank failure and bank takeover are major risks which cause a bank to cease to exist, and Chapter 1 focuses on analyzing the factors which indicate bank takeover target vs. bank failure. The target banks would be integrated …
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Enterprise Systems and Mergers and Acquisitions
… studies the impact of enterprise systems on mergers and acquisitions. The first chapter examines the relationship between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). It also …
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Acquirer reputation in mergers and acquisitions
… have been insufficient studies on reputation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. M&As are an important corporate strategy that firms use to survive and expand their global market. In the UK, both the number and value of domestic and cross-border M&As has increased significantly over the …
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Employee protection in mergers and acquisitions
The acquisition of companies by means of takeovers, or transfers is a frequent occurrence in modem industrialised world. The process of takeover of one company by another, or of amalgamation of one company with another or of merger of one company into group of companies may take place in a variety …
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Labor supply and accounting firm mergers
… and investigate the resulting incidence of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). I find that a reduction in labor supply increases accounting firms' M&A activity and leads to a higher audit market concentration. My results suggest that accounting firm growth decisions and audit market structure …
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The Intangible Reverberations Following Mergers & Acquisitions
This study preliminarily investigates how merger and acquisition (M&A) activities affect employees as stakeholders of the company system - specifically in the areas of leadership, communication, company direction, project autonomy, and path for career growth. Interviews of 14 employees supporting …
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The IT integration of mergers & acquisitions
The role of information systems in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) becomes increasingly important as the need for speed of reaction and information is growing. Mergers and acquisitions may disrupt the operations of the organizations involved. Major issues include the need to integrate personnel, …
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Two Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions
… the valuation effect of the Q-hypothesis of mergers and acquisitions. The Q-hypothesis of mergers and acquisitions proposes that takeovers of low-Q targets by high-Q acquirers should be value creating as acquirers redeploy the targets' assets. I revisit the valuation effects of mergers and …
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Are cross-border mergers and acquisitions better or worse than domestic mergers and acquisitions? The UK evidence
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are important corporate strategy actions that are vital for the companies in order to survive in this competitive global world. The popularity of those actions has increased over the years, especially in the international domain. In the UK, both the number and value …
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Sources of Value in Mergers and Acquisitions
This PhD thesis investigates sources of value in mergers and acquisitions, using a discounted cash-flow valuation method to develop a model that explains sources of economic gains. The model identifies three major sources of value in mergers, each of which can reduce or contribute to the combined …
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Mergers and acquisition – post merger IT integration
… - Raymond Hull, Canadian Playwright. Although Mergers and Acquisitions are common, no merger is termed as successful until post merger integration is successful. During M&A, two companies that function uniquely are fused together, and the Information Technology group is expected to consolidate …
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A cash flow theory of conglomerate mergers
<p>There have been three periods of intensive merger activity in the United States. The first merger movement of major significance occurred at the turn of the century, and its peak years were between 1898 and 1902. This early merger movement in many respects was the most significant of the merger …
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Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions and Governance
… network centrality increases the frequency of mergers, and not only creates losses to the acquirer shareholders but also decreases total expected synergies. This evidence is consistent with the managerial entrenchment hypothesis; more centrally positioned bidder CEOs are insulated from both the …
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Predicting mergers and acquisitions using machine learning
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) play a crucial role in the expansion of companies. During a typical M&A deal, the target company is offered a significant premium over their current share price by the acquirer. This results in a material increase in the target company's share price on the …
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Game-theoretic models for mergers and acquisitions
… fitted to empirical data from a set of 24 recent mergers of companies quoted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The model is shown to have good predictive power within this data set. Under the more realistic assumption of shared uncertainty amongst the two players about the post-merger value of …
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The effects of mergers in broadcast television
… 160 markets from 1993 to 1998, I find that most mergers do not increase the price of advertising. However, mergers between stations that are likely to be close substitutes (as measured by their network affiliation) can lead to significant price increases.
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