Target country's leadership style and bidders' takeover decisions
Autor: | Ibtissem Rouine |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Selection bias
Economics and Econometrics Charismatic authority 050208 finance media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Sample (statistics) Style (sociolinguistics) 0502 economics and business Leadership style Charisma Asset (economics) Business Marketing 050203 business & management Finance media_common |
Zdroj: | International Review of Financial Analysis. 60:17-29 |
ISSN: | 1057-5219 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.irfa.2018.08.004 |
Popis: | This study provides evidence on how takeover decisions are influenced by the target country's leadership style. Using a sample of failed and completed deals across 45 countries from 1992 to 2015, we show that takeover likelihood and acquisition premiums are significantly related to the target country's leadership style. Specifically, firms located in countries embedded with higher charismatic, participative or human-oriented leadership style are more likely to receive higher premiums and thus be potential targets. These effects are more pronounced in countries embedded with higher charismatic leadership style. This study points out the role of the target country's leadership style, as a valuable asset, on the bidders' decisions that could have a direct effect on the post-M&A outcomes. Our findings are robust to controls for alternative techniques and for selection bias. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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