This study explores the investment behavior of underperforming chief executive officers (CEOs) on merger frequency and … the effect on acquirers’ shareholder wealth of merger bids in U.S. industrial firms. We find that underperforming CEOs are … wealth, we find that there is no evidence to indicate that underperforming CEOs perform more poorly with a merger bid …

This study explores the behavior of underperforming chief executive officers (CEOs) on merger frequency and the effect … on acquirers’ shareholder wealth of merger bids in U.S. industrial firms from 1994 to 2018. We find that underperforming … perform more poorly with a merger bid. Further, we find that rankings of underperforming CEOs who engage in acquisitions are …

security returns and to find out the net wealth increase or decrease to the shareholders of acquiring firms. In India, there …