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 …

Different areas of focus in merger and acquisition (M&A) research have led to research
fragmentation in theories and variables used to predict different measures of acquisition …

Research on the acquisition behaviour of family firms has produced conflicting theoretical
arguments and mixed empirical findings on their propensity to acquire related or unrelated …

Early meta‐analyses in management research sought primarily to resolve seemingly
conflicting findings by estimating a relationship's population‐level effect size. Since then …

In the last three decades, cross-border mergers and acquisitions have been the most
preferred vehicle for unprecedented internationalization and integration of the global …

Management scholars have argued and demonstrated that firms use strategic noise as an
anticipatory form of impression management to minimize the effect of a potential negative …

We examine the effect of a regulator‐led advocate for minority shareholders on merger and
acquisition (M&A) performance in China. In recent years, the China Securities Regulatory …

Accountability‐avoiding foreign direct investment (FDI) is a category of financial motives
explaining where firms invest and how, yet our grasp of this phenomenon is incomplete. In …

Abstract Research Summary In this paper, we study how variations in debt and equity
ownership and the institutions that govern interactions between different types of principals …

This study investigates the influence of country reputation differentials on market reaction to
international acquisitions. Building on social identity theory, we argue that market reactions …