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Defensive Mergers

Defensive Mergers is a strategic corporate restructuring mechanism in which a firm acquires or combines with another entity primarily to protect itself from external threats such as hostile takeovers, market competition, or regulatory pressures, thereby distinguishing it from offensive or growth-driven merger strategies.

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2017–2026

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Eat or Be Eaten: A Theory of Mergers and Firm Size

Gary B. Gorton, Matthias Kahl, Richard J. Rosen · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2009 · 43 citations · Full text

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<scp>Mergers with Product Market Risk</scp>

Albert Banal‐Estañol, Marco Ottaviani · Journal of Economics & Management Strategy · 2006 · 37 citations · Full text

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The trade union merger process in Europe: defensive adjustment or strategic reform?

Jeremy Waddington · Industrial Relations Journal · 2006 · 35 citations

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Corporate Takeover and the Politics of Community: The Case of Norton Company in Worcester

Andrew E. G. Jonas · Economic Geography · 1992 · 28 citations

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The Cost of Using Bank Mergers as Defensive Mechanisms against Takeover Threats

Henock Louis · The Journal of Business · 2004 · 27 citations

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Matthias Kahl

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  2. RJ
    Richard J. Rosen

    Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  3. JW
    James W. Brock

    Miami University, United States

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  4. DN
    Derrick Neal

    University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. WA
    Walter Adams

    Michigan State University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

13

  1. Council on Foreign Relations

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  3. Center for Economic and Policy Research

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. London Business School

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  5. Cranfield University

    Cranfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  6. College of Accounting

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  7. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

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Venues

  1. Industrial Relations Journal

    1 publications · 35 citations

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  2. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy

    JEMS · 1 publications · 37 citations

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 1 publications · 43 citations

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  5. The Journal of Economic Education

    1 publications · 12 citations

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