Social connections in Merger and Acquisition framework

This thesis comprises three empirical studies that investigate the impact of bidders’ social linkages with politicians and financial advisors on merger behaviour, M and A deal characteristics and takeover returns. The resource based theory postulates that politically connected firms have competitive...

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Main Author: Noor, Amna
Published: University of Glasgow 2017
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.732748