This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and the acquirer’s short- and long-term performances after the merger announcement in Taiwan. We use CEO compensation and the firm’s free cash flow as the proxies for CEO self-confidence. We find...

This study examines the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities measured by the two Taiwan’s leading publishers, the Commonwealth Magazine and the Global View Magazine, and the acquirer’s short- and long-term performances after the merger announcement in Taiwan....