Considerable attention has been focused on the ways in which emerging market firms can obtain and mobilize the knowledge and resources required for innovation. Innovation is a particular challenge in emerging markets because of inadequate external institutions. In this study, we focus on the...

We study the post acquisition R&D of both targets and acquirers involved in cross-border acquisitions by developing and estimating a two equation model that explicitly accounts for cross-border knowledge flows. We employ a sample of 3,243 firm-year observations, representing 299 cross-border...

This paper documents that classified boards substantially reduce the cost of debt. The evidence is not consistent with the argument that bondholders benefit from board classification because they are concerned about hostile takeovers. Instead, the results suggest that the lessened concern for...