Braun, Thorsten V.; Krispin, Sebastian; Lehmann, Erik - 2009
mergers and acquisitions. In this paper we show that a knowledge-based firm's probability of being a takeover target is … firm's assets in the spirit of the Grossman-Hart-Moore incomplete contracts theory of the firm. This approach highlights … manager owner significantly decreases that firm's probability of being a takeover target. -- ownership structure ; property …