Acquiring firms

Part 2 of ebook "Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS international conference on Business management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014)" provides readers with contents including: economics and finance; factors affecting external debt in Malaysia; relationship between foreign direct investment and financial development; short-run performance of Malaysian acquiring firms in cross-border mergers and acquisitions; nonlinearity between ownership concentration and firm value; bank fragility and its determinants; determinants of indirect financial distress costs;...

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The objective of this research is to measure the technical efficiency (TE) level in furniture manufacturing industry in Malaysia besides analyzing the technical inefficiency factors to improve the firm’s efficiency. Data in the firm levels which were obtained from Department of Statistics (DOS) and will be analyzed by using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). The study has used cross-sectional data of 710 firms acquired from DOS.

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Ebook "The advanced numeracy test workbook: Review key quantitative operations and practice for accounting and business tests (Advanced level)" provides essential preparation for graduates and managers who face difficult numerical psychometric tests. Packed with plenty of expert tips, and putting the emphasis firmly on acquiring the necessary key skills, no other book provides this level of support.

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The study examines how Small-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) demonstrate a range of innovation capabilities when they collaborate with a regional university research centre. This collaboration is shown to be important to create and exchange new knowledge to advance the firms innovation performance. The study demonstrates the ability of firms to acquire and exploit this knowledge, which is a business competency described as absorptive capacity (AC). AC relies on several antecedents or factors to engage with a collective learning process.

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I discover that there has been cumulative abnormal return in Viet Nam. In my literature, the cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) occur in some windows on one month prior to the date of announcement. I also find that corporate information environment having impact on target value creation.

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of cross-country characteristics on acquirers’ target status choice in cross-border mergers and acquisitions across 41 emerging markets. The paper first reviews the existing literature and develops the related hypotheses, in conjunction with the objectives of this paper. We then describe the data employed, variable measurement and examine the effects of cross-country characteristics on the acquirers’ target status choice in cross-border mergers and acquisitions while controlling for firm-level and deal-specific characteristics.

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Applying Roger's Theory of Diffusion Innovation (1962) and Davis's Model of Technology Acceptance (1986), this study examines the factors that influence the decision-making of the enterprises in application of balanced scorecard in Vietnamese hospitality firms. An analysis of the 315 hotel managers indicates that managers' perceptions of usefulness and ability to acquire new knowledge significantly influence the decision to use the balanced scorecard in Vietnamese hospitality firms.

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The study suggests that novel methods of content analytics, including sentiment analysis, can provide entrepreneurial firms with a cost-effective way to acquire knowledge about foreign markets in general and about customers, competitors and other stakeholders operating in the international supply chain. To demonstrate this, we present a case study of a craft brewery and use sentiment analysis to extract knowledge of craft beer related discussions in general and of two brands currently operating in the pre-specified target markets of a craft brewery.

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The results show that institutional ownership has negative and significant effect on audit quality while block-holder ownership has positive and significant effect on audit quality. This implies that institutional ownership reduces audit quality while block-holder ownership influences audit quality positively. The study conclude that both institutional and block-holder ownership affect audit quality and recommends that the proportion of shares acquired by institutions should be reviewed downward and that of block-holder ownership should be increased.

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The knowledge-based economy of today heralds an era where the business environment is characterized by complex and ever-changing conditions, driven by rapid technological advancements. With knowledge regarded as the main competitive resource, continuous learning becomes critical to firms as they try to keep up with the latest technology and business practices. Moreover, knowledge resides within individual employees, and the challenge is to ensure that knowledge is acquired, applied, and shared to benefit the firm.

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Among many forms of development strategy, serial acquisitions are known as an effective method for firms to gain prosperity with a rapid speed. However, serial acquisition strategy is generally risky and complex. This study examines the serial acquisitions of Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB).

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In this article we examine the role of potential factors influencing the choice of payment method in takeover transactions of Malaysian acquirers. We document that the financial leverage, the size of acquiring firms, the relative size of the transactions to acquiring firms, and the high technology status of the targets are key.

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The paper explores the internal determinants of a manufacturing firm’s environmental performance indexed by acquiring government or ISO 14001 certificate and its impacts on the firm’s competitiveness in Vietnam, using a panel logistic and a modified Cobb-Douglas model respectively

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In this chapter, you will learn how companies launch and manage international production. You will also: Understand how firms acquire the physical resources and products they need, explore aspects of the business environment that affect international production, and examine potential sources of financing international activities.

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The population is continuing firms in these time periods. Since we cannot distinguish organic from acquired growth, we study total growth. In order to relate to previous literature, we use employment and sales as growth indicators, yet in addition we introduce productivity and value added. 7 Productivity growth is defined as growth in value-added based labor productivity, which is the single most frequently used productivity statistic (OECD, 2001 p. 12).

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The analysis is based on a comprehensive data-set covering all limited firms in Sweden during the period 1997-2005. HGFs are defined as the one percent fastest growing firms in the population. The population is continuing firms, i.e., firms existing throughout a particular time period. Firm growth is calculated over three, five and seven years. The total growth of firms is studied, i.e., the sum of organic and acquired growth. In general, the correlation between the nine groups of HGFs is low, suggesting that different firms are included among HGFs depending on definition.

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Older, larger firms in particular can raise both their earnings and their output while cutting jobs. One way is by trimming layers of bureaucracy that have accrued over the years. Some big companies grow by acquiring other companies, and they may seek economies of scale by consolidating the engineering or administrative staffs.

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The Elon University School of Law opened in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, in fall 2006 with a charter class of 100 students. The school builds on Elon University’s national reputation for excellence in engaged learning and leadership education. It provides experiential opportunities for law students in a learning laboratory environment, with direct access to the region’s major courts, law firms and government and nonprofit agencies. Elon law students acquire excellent knowledge of the law.

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Sixth, the concept of projection was important for motion pictures, although in the original Edison-invention, projection was lacking. In 1851, onwards, when the projection of photographic slides became possible, the magic lantern became wildly popular, and the industry started to grow quickly. (Michaelis, 1958; Musser 1990: 30-36). A few specialised British and French slide suppliers dominated the trade. They collected photographs from all over the world in London or Paris, and distributed them quickly again to all corners of the globe.

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Successful companies will look not only to R&D or design as specific creative inputs, but seek to promote creativity in all parts of the organisation. Management practice and behaviour have a strong influence on creativity and the effective integration of design. Creativity and design aligned with strategy tends to generate more successful outcomes. Technology drives creativity by making it easier to collaborate and to acquire knowledge, and through supporting design prototyping.

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