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Acquisitions Decisions

Acquisitions Decisions is a strategic corporate decision that concerns the evaluation, selection, and structuring of the purchase of external firms, business units, or assets to advance an organization’s long-term competitive and financial objectives, distinguishing it from other strategic choices such as internal development, alliances, or divestitures.

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2017–2026

481

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Acquisition Decisions

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Who makes acquisitions? CEO overconfidence and the market's reaction☆

Ulrike Malmendier, Georey Tate · Journal of Financial Economics · 2008 · 2.8K citations

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Firm size and the gains from acquisitions

Sara B. Moeller, Frederik P. Schlingemann, René M. Stulz · Journal of Financial Economics · 2004 · 2.4K citations

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Stock market driven acquisitions

Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · Journal of Financial Economics · 2003 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Corporate Cash Reserves and Acquisitions

Jarrad Harford · The Journal of Finance · 1999 · 2K citations · Full text

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Do Managerial Objectives Drive Bad Acquisitions?

Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · The Journal of Finance · 1990 · 1.9K citations

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  1. JJ
    Jeffrey J. Reuer

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. NG
    Nickolaos G. Travlos

    Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece, Greece

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. RA
    Ralph A. Walkling

    Drexel University, United States

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. GM
    Gordon M. Phillips

    Dartmouth College, United States

    12 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. JH
    Jarrad Harford

    University of Washington, United States

    12 publications · 3.7K citations

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Institutions

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  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    29 h-index

    75 publications

    9.3K citations

  2. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    29 h-index

    72 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. Drexel University

    Philadelphia, United States

    20 h-index

    33 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    20 h-index

    27 publications

    4.8K citations

  5. New York University

    New York, United States

    20 h-index

    32 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    20 h-index

    28 publications

    6K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    20 h-index

    24 publications

    4K citations

  8. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    20 h-index

    29 publications

    5.4K citations

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  1. Strategic Management Journal

    SMJ · 79 publications · 14.8K citations

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 232 publications · 10.8K citations

    51

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  3. Journal of Financial Economics

    52 publications · 21.1K citations

    48

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  4. The Journal of Finance

    57 publications · 23.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Corporate Finance

    77 publications · 6.4K citations

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