Revenue enhancement and value creation are core issues of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Revenue enhancing synergy associated with cross-industry M&A is supported by Asian emerging markets. Both within-industry M&A and cross-industry M&A deals realise significant positive abnormal returns. The...

Technological optimistic voices assume that, from a technical perspective, the IT possibilities for HRM are endless: in principal all HR processes can be supported by IT. E-HRM is the relatively new term for this IT supported HRM, especially through the use of web technology. This paper aims at...

Early services literature and the original service-dominant logic (SDL) work of Vargo and Lush (Journal of Marketing 68(1):1–17, <CitationRef CitationID="CR24">2004a</CitationRef>) have suggested a dyadic customer and company relationship in the value creation process. While extant literature increasingly acknowledges more complex...</citationref>

Using a unique proprietary data set of 1980 realized and unrealized buyouts completed between 1986 and 2010, we examine entry and exit pricing in buyouts and its influence on private equity (PE) sponsors' returns. We find that besides leverage and operational improvements, EBITDA multiple...

The aim of this paper is to study the process of symbolic value creation of human capital-intensive firms. Human capital is a critical resource for firms’ activities. Nevertheless, this dimension is often obscured by industrial economists. In the light of critical resource theory, we analyze...

This paper, by means of the model of correlation coefficient between the two variables, this paper tests the intensity of the correlation between the three traditional financial indicators: the return on assets (ROA), the return on equity (ROE), the financial leverage (LF) and the indicators...

The process of value creation out of the acquisition, transfer and exploitation of scientific knowledge has become a major challenge for developed economies. Knowledge institutions like universities and R%D centres are important actors in this context. This paper offers a novel contribution to...

The subject of this paper is the methodology for value creation in companies going through the restructuring process. The approach is based on key value drivers. The definition of value, measuring value and value creation models are presented. The objective is to make the management understand...

In today's knowledge-based society, discussion on intellectual capital (IC) has become intertwined with knowledge management (KM). KM may be viewed as the activities and processes to create and maximise IC. It may be possible to suggest that an organisation's level of knowledge utilisation is...

This study used a combination of survey techniques to examine the implications of the activity of commercial cyclists, popularly known as ‘Achaba’ (Hausa: motorized rickshaw) in Nasarawa state for the local economy, community and environment. The findings of the study show that apart from...