Brockman, Paul; Rui, Oliver M; Zou, Huan - In: Journal of International Business Studies 44 (2013) 8, pp. 833-852
We investigate the association between a firm’s political connections and its merger and acquisition (M&A) performance. Using a sample of M&A deals made by politically connected acquirers and their matched non-connected peers across 22 countries, we find that political connections play an...