This dissertation examines the relative importance of the information effect oncorporate takeover in total takeover …-offer. Overall, the corporatetakeover bid generates information gains up to 15 percent of total takeover gains.It also develops a … the following: Why do managers prefer takeovers to other investmentalternatives? When are they likely to occur? What are …

Australian acquirers and 584 targets and find some evidence that managers in takeover negotiations listen to the acquirer market …, we examine the effect of the market reaction to a takeover announcement in conjunction with divergence of opinion on deal … reaction to the announcement when deciding whether to complete a deal or withdraw from it. We do not find evidence of managers …

was that productivity increased in a situation where management control over daily operations was diminishing. Managers …

manager. Furthermore, we hypothesize that optimistic managers embody positive leadership—employing a strengths-based approach … productivity of their employees. In a cross-sectional study of 86 employees and 17 managers in an Information Technology (IT … subset of this data prospectively, with 39 employees and 14 managers, manager optimism predicted project performance. Our …

As expatriate managers continue to be a viable means for exercising control over foreign operations, they can have a … expatriate managers. Each stage is discussed in terms of the successes as well as problems/failures associated with the … necessity to create new and/or enhance current practices relating to the development of expatriate managers' maximum global …

In this dissertation I investigate whether managers alter the linguistic tone of their earnings announcements to … increase the value of their stock options. Empirical research finds evidence that managers use optimistic tone to signal future … announcements and short-window abnormal returns. The market reaction to optimistic tone suggests that managers can profit from using …