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The effect of local corruption on ownership strategy in cross border mergers and acquisitions
Di Guardo, Maria Chiara; Marrocu, Emanuela; Paci, Raffaele - 2015
- wholly owned subsidiary or equity participation - exercised by firms involved in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M … to have a strong influence on management decisions during acquisitions, it has been overlooked in the academic literature …, and research on this topic is in its infancy. As a matter of fact, the increasing trend toward international acquisitions …
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The relationship between start-ups, market mobility and employment growth : an empirical analysis for Dutch region
Koster, Sierdjan; Stel, Adriaan J. van - 2010
We investigate the impact of start-up rates on regional economic development. We argue that in line with Schumpeter's view this effect is mediated by a process of creative destruc-tion: Start-ups spark a process of creative destruction which in turn leads to regional eco-nomic development....
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Agglomeration economies in Italy : impact on heterogeneous firms' survival : paper to be presented at the 54th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International,...
Ferragina, Anna Maria; Mazzotta, Fernanda - 2014 - Preliminary draft
The focus of our contribution is to shed light on the importance of firm agglomerations and FDI as drivers of firm survival in Italy. We focus upon different types of agglomeration economies related to the geographical context checking how these economies impact differently on heterogeneous...
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The role of geography and institutions in determining FDI flows into Italian Provinces
Di Battista, Attilio - 2013
This paper describes the determinants of FDI location among Italian provinces, focusing on the role of market potential (in terms of market access to Mediterranean and European countries) and institutions (presence of Mafia-type crime, corruption of public officers, inefficiency of the labour...
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Banks' holdings of risky sovereign bonds in the absence of the nexus : yield seeking with central bank funding or de-risking?
Frey, Rainer; Weth, Mark - 2019
For the largest 55 German banks, we detect the presence of countercyclical yield seeking in the form of acquisition of high-yielding periphery bonds in the period from Q1 2008 to Q2 2011. This investment strategy is pursued by banks not subject to a bailout, banks characterised by high...
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Industrial districts, core cities and ownership strategy of multinational firms investing in Italy
Elia, Stefano; Piscitello, Lucia; Mariotti, Sergio - 2013
maintain a local partner. MNEs normally execute partial acquisitions to reduce their liability of foreignness and to preserve …. Empirical evidence from foreign acquisitions of local manufacturing firms that occurred in Italy during the 2001-2010 period …
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Economies of scale in local communal services : a Hungarian case study : paper presented to the 53th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Palermo, Italy, August 2...
Czakó, Katalin; Dusek, Tamás; Koppány, Krisztián; … - 2013
Knowledge of whether, and over what range of output, there are economies or diseconomies of scale in providing local communal services is an important question from theoretical, practical and regional political point of view also. The theoretical side of the question is connected to the...
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The pre-exit performance of German plants : how long is the "shadow of death"?
Fuchs, Michaela; Weyh, Antje - 2014 - Preliminary version
This paper deals with the question whether firms' employment performance in the periods preceding their exit can be regarded as casting a 'Shadow of Death' on their final leaving the market. This aspect is of high relevance for politicians and other decision-makers, because by knowing more about...
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Erfolgsstrategien für den Wandel
Zahn, Erich (ed.); Foschiani, Stefan (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001448754
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How important are agglomeration effects for plant performance? : empirical evidence for Germany
Fuchs, Michaela; Ludewig, Oliver - 2010 - Preliminary version
The question whether agglomeration effects are of importance for regional development has a long tradition in regional science. This paper asks if regional characteristics and specifically ag-glomeration effects influence the performance of plants in Germany and, if so, in which direction....
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