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Determinants of Acquisition Performance: A Multi-Industry Analysis

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions

ISBN: 978-1-78560-091-3, eISBN: 978-1-78560-090-6

Publication date: 14 July 2015

Abstract

This study focuses on intra-industry determinants of acquisition performance. Seven years of printed research on acquisitions from 10 top-tier business journals is categorized on the basis of R&D intensity – that is, per industry classification: high-, medium-, and low-technology – and determinants of acquisition performance. Instead of broadly generalizing acquisition performance determinants across industries, this study focuses on how the practice of enhancing acquisition performance is different per industry classification and what acquiring firms need to take into account.

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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to the editors of this issue of Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions for providing us with the possibility to publish our study. We would like to make special reference to Marleen Huysman for the trust and support she has provided us with throughout our academic careers.

Citation

Hummel, J.T. and Amiryany, N. (2015), "Determinants of Acquisition Performance: A Multi-Industry Analysis", Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 143-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20150000014009

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