We explore whether acquiring CEOs and directors act consistently with the idea that their newly announced acquisitions will increase long-term firm value. Specifically, we examine postannouncement adjustments to CEOs' equity-based holdings and find acquiring CEOs tend to exercise options and...

Some strategy scholars and practitioners contend that markets have become increasingly hypercompetitive in recent years. We examine this contention by analyzing industry and business performance patterns in a broad sample of firms drawn from the Compustat Industry Segment database for the...

Scholars from multiple fields have shown increasing interest in the causes and consequences of mergers and acquisitions (Mamp;A). While this proliferation of research has the potential to significantly improve our understanding of Mamp;A activity, absent is the necessary step of consolidating...