strongly averse to bidder toeholds, and the merger negotiation process strongly protects proprietary information. Takeover …I review recent takeover research that advances our understanding of “who buys who” in the drive for productive … targets, the role of the supply chain and industrial networks in driving takeovers, target plant efficiency, and pre- and post-takeover …

We propose that an active takeover market provides incentives by offering acquisition opportunities to successful … performance-based pay are non-monotonic in the intensity of the takeover threat. In firms with weak boards, turnover (performance …-based pay) increases (decreases) with the intensity of the takeover threat. When choosing its acquisition policy and the quality …

governance and legal standards affect the bondholder wealth effects of European merger and acquisitions (M&As).Using investment …

While shareholders direct influence on management decisions may be small, the takeover threat could serve as an … indirect but effective mechanism for shareholders to influence management. We introduce the takeover game, an experimental … whether to accept a takeover offers made in pre-determined periods. This novel setting has the flavor of a repeated trust game …

Abstract: While shareholders direct influence on management decisions may be small, the takeover threat could serve as … an indirect but effective mechanism for shareholders to influence management. We introduce the takeover game, an … whether to accept a takeover offers made in pre-determined periods. This novel setting has the flavor of a repeated trust game …