This study examines whether from the late fifth to the peak of the recent sixth acquisition wave, acquiring firms in emerging economies created operating performance following transactions. The authors analyze whether the degree of threat from corporate governance and the legal environment...

This study investigates the perception of factors that are likely to influence the Internet information relevance of financial institutions. The media richness theory and stakeholder theory point out that the extent of information and stakeholder communication will influence the utilization of...

This paper determines the effect of ownership structure, governance mechanisms, and legal systems on long term operating performance of acquiring firms in emerging countries. The current work investigates the performance of sixty-nine merger and acquisition deals in emerging market countries....

This study performs a cross-country comparison by examining the large samples of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in emerging markets (EMs). The underlying purpose is to investigate how market investors react to the M&A deals conducted by acquiring firms with different degrees of corporate...

This study investigates the influence of government subsidies on recipients’ growth potential and subsequent performance in cultural and creative industries (CCIs). We find that CCI firms significantly increase their R&D expenditure after receiving direct government subsidies. Direct subsidy...