Accounting earnings quality and merger & acquisition performance in South Africa

This paper examines the relationship between the quality of accountings earnings and long-run performance for South African acquirers in the context of market-to-book value classifications. Glamour acquirers show significant earnings momentum prior to acquisition; however this momentum is not sustai...

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Main Author: Govender, Avishkar
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/11977