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 …

This paper studies the impact of European bank mergers and acquisitions on changes in key safety and soundness measures …

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 … withdrawal. These results suggest that the initial negative stock price reaction in stock mergers is due to a signaling effect …, but that the mergers themselves are positive NPV investments for the acquirers’ shareholders. Analysis of the acquirers …

electricity industry has spawned a new wave of mergers, both raising questions and providing opportunities to examine these … mergers. Third chapter of my dissertation investigates the drivers of electric utility mergers consummated between 1992 and … 2004. My results provide support for disturbance theory of mergers, size hypothesis, and inefficient management hypothesis …

We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that … supervision as well as deposit insurance regimes in Europe have measurable effects on takeover pricing. Stricter bank regulatory …