This study presents an analysis of publication patterns and major themes in research on
mergers and acquisitions in finance and accounting. We find that takeovers as mechanisms …

Despite the long-standing research interest in the pre-deal phase of mergers and
acquisitions, many important questions remain unanswered. We review and synthesize the …

This paper provides an overview of the academic literature on the market for corporate
control, and focuses specifically on firms' performance around and after a takeover. Despite …

Increasing attention has been focused on the extent to which corporate political connections
influence the growing pollution due to the rapid growth in the popularity of firm pollution in …

We provide the first direct empirical evidence of the effect of CEO social capital on aggregate
corporate risk-taking. Our theory predicts that CEOs with high social capital display higher …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of chief executive officer
(CEO) characteristics on the earnings management examined by the discretionary accruals …

We examine the impact of CEO-director ties on labor investment efficiency. Using an
aggregate measure of CEO-director ties we find that CEOs who have strong ties with …

We study the effects on M&A outcomes of CEO network centrality, which measures the
extent and strength of a CEO׳ s personal connections. High network centrality can allow …

Studies of institutional monitoring focus on the fraction of the firm held by institutions. We
focus on the fraction of the institution׳ s portfolio represented by the firm. In the context of …