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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"acquired firms"”.
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The predictive ability of discriminant analysis to identify takeover targets for portfolio selection
… model building phase is composed of seventy-one firms acquired during the years of 1976 and 1977. Another seventy-one firms were drawn randomly from the general corporate population of firms identified for the study. A total of forty-seven variables were considered, including sixteen industry …
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The use of financial ratios to predict acquisition targets: a study of UK mergers 1980-1986
… research examines the financial profile of U.K. firms acquired during the period 1980-1986. It also investigates whether the profile of financial characteristics of the observed firms provides a useful criterion for identifying those firms with a high probability of subsequently being acquired. …
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Employment Effects of Corporate Takeovers
… chapters. The first empirical chapter shows that acquired firms’ prior performance is the key variable in explaining post-takeover workforce adjustments: acquired firms’ poorer performance leads to greater workforce reductions post-merger. Industry relatedness also leads to higher levels of …
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Bankruptcy outcome after the point of filing
… dispute as to the appropriate classification of acquired firms, the correct classification of acquired (or merged) firms is determined. Third, the effect of a major change in the bankruptcy law is examined.
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A study on capital structure and corporate governance
… by examining business group affiliated firms. The firms that are affiliated to a business group is not only affected by their own financial position, but also affected by the position of business groups which the firms belong to. The empirical investigation suggests that affiliated firms …
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The Impact of Post-Acquisition Autonomy upon Small to Medium Enterprise Integration Success
… theory to investigate the relationship between acquired firm autonomy and integration success at the firm level. It also sought to identify possible moderating impacts of an acquired firm’s pre-acquisition organizational archetype, e.g. professionally managed private, or founder owned and …