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Whom to Acquire? – Culture, Country or Kilometers in Target Selection
Langosch, Magdalena - 2020
We investigate the role of cultural distance — linguistic, religious and political — on merger and acquisition (M&A) completion and disentangle it from the role of different regional and national formal institutions as well as geographic distance. In a large-scale sample of German and...
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Corporate Governance and Dividend Pay-Out Policy in UK Listed SMEs : The Effects of Corporate Board Characteristics
Elmagrhi, Mohamed - 2018
Purpose: This paper examines the extent to which corporate board characteristics influence the level of dividend pay-out ratio using a sample of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 2010 to 2013 listed on the Alternative Investment Market. Design/methodology/approach: The data is...
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Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map
Ale Ebrahim, Nader - 2014
With the increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT), researchers are able to use computer software tools to find, organise, manipulate, analyse, and share relevant information. However, there are hundreds of such tools to select from, for various research-related uses. I...
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The Regulation of Social Media Influencers : An Introduction
Goanta, Catalina; Ranchordas, Sofia - 2019
Social media influencers have become increasingly important in the last years. Influencers, that is, individuals with a large number of followers on social media, filter information, advertise products and services, offer advice, and promote political opinions with a significant impact on a...
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Does Higher Transparency Lead to More Search in Online Auctions?
Haruvy, Ernan - 2013
In a controlled field experiment, we examine pairs of auctions for identical items under different conditions. We find that auction design features that are under the control of the auctioneer - including information transparency, number of simultaneous auctions, and the degree of overlap...
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A Proposed Corporate Social Responsibility Model to Develop a Coherent Sustainability Commitment
Ismail, Tariq Hassaneen; Elhamy, Mohamed Adel; … - 2021
This study develops a proposed model based on the Analytical Hierarchical Process model (AHP) and Standard and Poor's/ Egypt Stock Exchange Environmental, Social and Governance Index (S&P/EGX ESG) to measure and maximize the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance. The...
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Does Target Firm Insider Trading Signal the Target’s Synergy Potential in Mergers and Acquisitions?
Suk, Inho; Wang, Mengmeng - 2021
We find that the acquirer’s (1) abnormal returns at merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements and (2) long-term abnormal returns after acquisitions increase with target firm insiders’ net purchase ratios. Further, acquisition synergies, measured as the (1) acquirer-target combined...
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Performance Appraisal of Indian Public Sector Banks
Aspal, Parvesh - 2012
of management efficiency, capital adequacy and asset quality. United Bank of India hold the bottom most rank with overall … United Bank of India has to improve its management efficiency, assets and earning quality. Similarly Bank of Maharashtra … economic unit. The regulators have recommended bank's supervision through CAMEL rating model to assess the performance of banks …
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Corporate social responsibility of Indian banks
Purohit, Brijesh C. - 2023
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Ownership concentration and bank performance : evidence from India
Gupta, Neeraj; Mittal, Sachin; Agarwal, Tarun; Bakhshi, … - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-46
study to examine the relationship between ownership concentration and bank performance during 2009-2010 to 2018-2019. The … findings reveal that the largest shareholder impacts the bank’s performance positively. The results are robust across the … various proxies of bank performance, and sub-samples based on ownership and size of the bank. The present study may be useful …
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