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In this article, tests for globalization and contagion are separated using an ex ante definition of crises, and contagion tests are neutralized with respect to globalization effects. A large database is constructed to study the stability of correlation matrices for four asset classes : equities,...
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Are mergers and acquisitions significant events that develop informativeness? Is the informativeness process the same … information content of stock prices. We consider a sample of mergers and acquisitions in the US and Europe over the 2000 … contradictory. To answer to these questions we use the concept of informativeness to assess whether acquisitions improve the private …
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Using a sample of acquisitions of unlisted firms completed by public companies from 17 Western European countries over … announcement period abnormal returns to acquirers. 12.5% of the unlisted targets are PE-backed. Acquisitions of PE-backed firms are …
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failed mergers. In particular, our research has identified a number of errors frequently committed by members of the …
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This paper aims at understanding the impact of cultural diversity on co-operative relationships. Co-operation is considered through two different modes : of co-operation. The case of the team in charge of the integration process between France Telecom Mobiles and Orange UK is analysed according...
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In this paper, we examine how categorization is resisted. We analyze the way organizations draw on industry registers to resist or adapt to changes that will potentially alter the definition and nature of the markets in which they compete. We approach this question through a qualitative study of...
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Agricultural expansion is the main deforestation driver, while forest degradation is due to non-sustainable poaching and harvesting of forest products. Policies to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) thus focus on agricultural expansion and illegal harvesting. The...
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Regarding the decline of book-to-market ratio, resulting from a very imperfect recognition of intangible capital, this paper aims to examine the foundation of organization capital measurement. By using the rule of representation (Ijiri, 1975), which indicates a lack of isomorphism between the...
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We empirically investigate the impact of option listing on the underlying stock efficiency by looking at the volume-volatility relation of underlying stock. We use a time- consistent bivariate VAR (Vector Autoregressive Regression) model that includes time duration between trades. This model...
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We empirically investigate the effect of option listing on the underlying stock pricing efficiency by examining the stock price duration dynamic. We use univariate tests and modified Log-ACD models that account for liquidity. Results indicate that option listing neither damages nor improves the...
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