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of SEC filings (10-K Form) and the prognostic power of such language for takeover performance. The sample under study … long-term takeover performance, suggesting that managerial virtuous talk is, in practicality, an indication of lower post …-acquisition gains for the acquirers in the long run. Furthermore, takeover returns are found to reflect textual information on trust …
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We examine whether trust between the citizens in an acquirer’s country and those in a target’s country improves long-term synergistic gains in cross-border M&As. We find that acquirers’ announcement returns increase as trust increases. The result is robust to using a historical war as an...
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This paper studies the role of regional cultural differences in M\&A transactions in the U.S. We construct a county-level measure of cultural trust based on the World Values Survey data and find that a larger social trust distance between two companies reduces the likelihood of them combining...
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The paper further contributes to our understanding about the role of societal trust in influencing mergers outcome. Using a large sample of cross-border mergers across 56 countries between 1985 and 2014, we show that, conditional on announcement of cross-border mergers, larger differences of...
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We investigate the financial impact of social trust, institutional quality, and regulations. As a testing ground we employ a unique, large, and hand-crafted dataset of more than 850 000 lending-based crowdfunding projects from 155 platforms across 55 countries during 2005-2018. We show that the...
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We extend prior literature by showing that societal trust is a significant determinant of corporate investment policy. Firms in countries with a higher level of societal trust are less prone to underinvestment. We posit that the association between trust and underinvestment relates to a...
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sogenannten Sozialkapital zu leisten vermag und porträtieren die Erosion von Vertrauen innerhalb, zwischen und gegenüber US …
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We examine the implications of social trust for auditor reporting conservatism. Using a sample of listed companies in China, we find that clients located in high trust regions are less likely to receive a non-clean audit opinion. This negative impact of social trust on auditor reporting...
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During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, firms with high social capital, measured as corporate social responsibility (CSR) intensity, had stock returns that were four to seven percentage points higher than firms with low social capital. High-CSR firms also experienced higher profitability, growth,...
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