Managerial Cognitive Bias, Business Transformation, and Firm Performance: Evidence From China by Delu Wang, Yadong Wang, Jingyuan Yang, Ziyang Huang, Rong Cui

“…An important contribution of the article is that it reveals the significant difference between overconfidence and overoptimism: The more overconfident the managers are, the more likely they are to adopt both internal cultivation and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to realize firm business transformation, whereas the more overoptimistic the managers are, the more likely they are to adopt M&A rather than internal cultivation to realize firm business transformation. …”
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Goodwill impairment, M&A, and industry development-Empirical evidence from listed companies in China. by Yadi Wen

“…From the perspective of promoting capital market mergers and acquisitions and industry competitiveness, the article finds that the current goodwill impairment policy can have positive economic consequences. …”
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Entrepreneurial Exit: Research Perspectives and Challenges by Izabela Koładkiewicz, Marta Wojtyra

“…The first group includes management buy-out, employee buy-out, mergers and acquisitions, and sale of the company or its public offering on the stock market. …”
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY&SECURITY INTERESTS: A US PERSPECTIVE by Sarah Troelsen

“…As I.B.M.’s CEO, Samuel Palmisano, said, “ [I]ntellectual property is the crucial capital in a global knowledge economy.” 1 Expressing the same sentiment, a recently published article states that the “ driving force behind many of the mergers and acquisitions completed during the past decade has been the acquirer’s desire to obtain the target’s IP assets. …”
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Grasping at Straws: Comments on the Alberta Pipeline Safety Review by Jennifer Winter

“…The recommendation that record retention and transfer requirements be defined for mergers and acquisitions, sales and takeovers is moot. There is no reason a purchasing party would not want all relevant documents, and no real way to enforce transparency if the seller opts to withhold information. …”
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The role of accounting conservatism in M&A target selection by Qingquan Tang, Jingjing Guo, Zhihong Huang

“…Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are among the most important investment activities for companies, but they contain great risks. …”
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Exit strategies of family businesses in Hungary by Ágnes Mosolygó-Kiss, László Kucséber, Áron Szennay

“…Other exit strategies (i.e. initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions) are not typical of the examined sample. …”
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Consequences of Brexit on the competition law and policy of the United Kingdom and the European Union by Mojašević Aleksandar, Stefanović Stefan

“…The article further examines to what extent Brexit will influence the mergers and acquisitions policy, antitrust policy, anti-cartel policy, and state aid policy in the UK and the EU. …”
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Structural Attributes Dynamics of the Brazilian Broiler Production Chain by R Waker, I Nääs

“…The findings indicate that the centrality indicator was weakly influenced when compared to the other variables, such as market demand, wide variations on the scenario, and mergers or acquisitions.…”
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How to Improve the Performance of M&As: from the Cultural Clash Perspective by Cheng, Cheng

“…In parallel, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) growing to be one of the most desirable strategies under the background of technology and economic deepening, more companies decide to purchase or merge with existing companies to increase market penetration than raise the cost of incubation or product innovation. …”
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Reimagining the Impact of Large Financial Deals: Toward a Holistic Evaluation of Economic and Societal Consequences by Dupont, Apolline

“…This thesis reimagines the assessment of large financial deals, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), by proposing a holistic evaluation framework that considers economic, societal, and environmental consequences. …”
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The emergence of digitalization to the manufacturing sector in the sustainability context: a multi-stakeholder perspective analysis by Sankar M. S., Kiran, Gupta, Sumit, Luthra, Sunil, Jagtap, Sandeep, Singh, Sanjeet, Kumar, Anil

“…It categorizes stakeholders, such as manufacturers, research and development teams, managers, mergers and acquisitions, education programs, the 6R strategy, and eco-efficiency, to illustrate corresponding strategies. …”

Long run stock performance of Malaysian acquirers by Kadir @ Shahar, Hanita, Taufil Mohd, Kamarun Nisham, Ishak, Nor Hamiza

“…Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is one of the largest forms of corporate investment (Masulis, Wang & Xei, 2007). …”
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Fundamentals of Corporate FINANCE / by Ross, Stephen A. Prof., author 378828, Westerfield, Randolph, Professor Emeritus, author 268370, Jordan, Bradford D., Prof., author 378840

“…Part One: Overview of Corporate Finance -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Corporate Finance --Chapter 2: Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow -- Part Two: Financial Statements and Long-Term Financial Planning -- Chapter 3: Working with Financial Statements --Chapter 4: Long-Term Financial Planning and Growth -- Part Three: Valuation of Future Cash Flows -- Chapter 5: Introduction to Valuation: The Time Value of Money Chapter -- 6: Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Chapter -- 7: Interest Rates and Bond Valuation --Chapter 8: Stock Valuation -- Part Four: Capital Budgeting -- Chapter 9: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria -- Chapter 10: Making Capital Investment Decisions -- Chapter 11: Project Analysis and Evaluation -- Part Five: Risk and Return -- Chapter 12: Some Lessons From Capital Market History -- Chapter 13: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line -- Chapter 14: Options and Corporate Finance -- Part Six: Cost of Capital and Long-Term Financial Policy -- Chapter 15: Cost of Capital -- Chapter 16: Raising Capital Chapter 17: Financial Leverage and Capital Structure Policy Chapter 18: Dividends and Dividend Policy Part Seven: Short-Term Financial Planning and Management -- Chapter 19: Short-Term Finance and Planning -- Chapter 20: Cash and Liquidity Management Chapter 21: Credit and Inventory Management -- Part Eight : Alternate Edition also includes -- Chapter 23: Risk Management: An Introduction to Financial Engineering -- Chapter 24: Option Valuation -- Chapter 25: Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 26: Leasing…”

Pot the ball? Sovereign wealth funds’ outward FDI in times of global financial market turbulence: A yield institutions-based view by K.S. Reddy

“…Keywords: Sovereign wealth funds, State capitalism, Outward foreign direct investment, Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Global financial crisis, Institutions-based view, JEL classification: F21, F23, G34, M16…”
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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SERVICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES by Ivica Matejić, Mihailo Ćurčić, Radan Kostić

“…The complex and dynamic environment in which modern companies operate requires frequent organizational changes that are used as a mechanism for adapting the company's business to market requirements, in order to improve or maintain a competitive advantage. Mergers and acquisitions, as a complex form of organizational change of companies, represent a relevant problem area of ​​research. …”
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The Impact of the Dimensions of Transformational Leadership on the Post-acquisition Performance of the Acquired Company by Sladjana Savovic

“…Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are the important mechanisms through which companies can achieve growth, gain access to new markets and diversify their activities. …”
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Innovation Options and Profitability of Pharmaceutical Brand Manufacturers by Norman Hendrik Riedel, Miroslav Špacek

“…Furthermore, it was found that intangible knowledge assets acquired by company mergers and acquisitions do often not live up to their valuation. …”
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Análise da indústria de seguros brasileira a partir do modelo Estrutura-Conduta-Desempenho (ECD): 2003/2020 by Fabrício Zacchè Siqueira, Álvaro Alves de Moura Jr.

“…Among the main results of the research, it is noteworthy that the sector is classified as a low-concentration oligopoly, as well as has high barriers to entry associated, mainly, with the national regulatory system; in terms of conduct, current innovations are affecting both the structure and performance of the insurance market, in addition to the recent growth in mergers and acquisitions operations; finally, it is worth highlighting the high financial results of the sector in recent years analyzed.…”
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Challenging the Status Quo: Steel Producer Case Study on the Enterprise Value for M&A by Mădălina Viorica MANU

“…The purpose of this paper is to analyze the enterprise value determinants, in order to help the interested parties make correct (investment) decisions by studying industry cases of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In order to understand and identify value-adding opportunities for the companies, the paper investigates a divestiture within a major international steel group. …”
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