The mergers between AT&T and Cingular, Sprint and Nextel, and Verizon and Alltel telecommunication companies have … companies completed the ideal merger? The thesis analyzes the mergers in chronological order of the merger deals starting from …

demand side policies, and the potential synergies between them, in an asymmetric monetary union that faces a liquidity trap … rates produces positive synergies between the three policies: forward guidance reinforces the expansionary effects of …

Acquisitions continue to be an important topic for management scholars and practitioners alike. Managers are actively …

authorities that vertical mergers rarely introduce competitive concerns and are usually driven by efficiency motivations. This …

Theoretical Framework of Information Technology in Alliances and Mergers, describes the central themes of this dissertation … corporate alliances and mergers. This is followed by a theoretical essay, entitled Propositions on the Value of Flexible IT … derive particularly from collaborative corporate alliances or deeply integrative mergers. …

In the first chapter of this dissertation, entitled “Signaling and Value Creation in Mergers,” I analyze the acquirers … expected synergies. Completed stock (cash) acquirers earn 14 percent (10 percent) more than their withdrawn counterparts over … withdrawal. These results suggest that the initial negative stock price reaction in stock mergers is due to a signaling effect …