Ferris, Stephen P.; Jayaraman, Narayanan; Sabherwal, Sanjiv - In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 48 (2013) 01, pp. 137-164
This study examines the role that chief executive officer (CEO) overconfidence plays in an explanation of international mergers and acquisitions during the period 2000–2006. Using a sample of CEOs of <italic>Fortune</italic> Global 500 firms over our sample period, we find that CEO overconfidence is related to...
