THE PERFORMANCE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC SIMILARITY IN HORIZONTAL MERGERS: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. BANKING INDUSTRY.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 1997
Kannan Ramaswamy
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This study examined the impact of strategic similarities between target and bidder firms on changes in postmerger performance. Set in the U.S. banking industry, the empirical examination shows that...
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