acquisition target based on its productivity level, profitability and other characteristics and whether the performance of … acquisitions improved target firms%u2019 productivity and profitability significantly more and quicker than acquisitions by … domestic firms.Moreover, we find that there is no positive impact on target firms%u2019 profitability in the case of both …

We explore how changes in ownership and managerial control affect the productivity and profitability of producers … gains in capacity utilization that raised both their productivity and profitability levels, consistent with acquiring owner …

We study the efficiency of capital allocations at state-controlled and privately owned business groups in China. Using …

aggregate ownership transfers improve profitability, though not in cases where the transfers themselves were corrupted …

This paper is a critical review of east German privatization policy. It is argued that the restitution of old property …

insufficient claims on state owned enterprises. The centralized privatization of state owned enterprises, which bypasses the East … German population, is seen as a major obstacle to quick recovery, and an alternative privatization procedure is discussed …

-level productivity. We also examine whether M&As increase efficiency through reallocation of production to more efficient plants or …