This chapter reviews the state of the international trade literature on multinational firms. This
literature addresses three main questions. First, why do some firms operate in more than …

The corporate sector in India has witnessed a substantial growth of mergers and
acquisitions since the 1990s. Through the first wave of M&As (1990-95), the Indian corporate …

America's governing system is unique in the extent to which scientists and other outside
experts participate in the policy process. This wide-ranging study traces the rise of scientists …

This paper examines a multinational's choice between greenfield investment and cross‐
border merger when it enters another country via foreign direct investment (FDI) and faces …

This paper studies why multinational firms often share ownership of a foreign affiliate with a
local partner even in the absence of government restrictions on ownership. We show that …

This book provides a holistic account of developments and patterns of mergers and
acquisitions that have taken place in the Indian corporate sector, especially in the post …

Purpose–Firm acquisitions have been shown to serve as a way to gain access to
international markets, technological assets, products or other valuable resources of the …

This paper develops a model with distribution costs to study firm cooperation in forming
strategic alliances and mergers, under different types of foreign market entry modes, that is …

Due to the extensive work on why mergers take place our understanding of merger
incentives has improved. However, there are not many studies examining how differences in …

Technological change is often hypothesized as one of the main drivers of merger activities.
This paper analyzes the role of technology in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) at the firm …