Path-related Empirical Research on M&A-Outcome: Review and Research Agenda
Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Autor(en):
Hutzschenreuter, Thomas; Kleindienst, Ingo; Schmitt, Michael
Nicht-TUM Koautoren:
ja
Kooperation:
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Abstract:
This article attempts to reflect the current state and progress of contemporary research on financial and non-financial M&A outcome. Based on a review of 183 empirical M&A studies an integrative framework is developed, in which impact factors are classified into four major dimensions to explore the impact
on M&A outcome: antecedents, transaction content characteristics, transaction process characteristics, and the transaction itself. The review reveals that M&A research is dominated by studies focusing on state variables at the expense of pathrelated variables. The review also shows that, to date, neither state-related research nor path-related research on financial and non-financial M&A outcome categories have reached maturity. Although there is still room for clarifying the impact of various state-related variables, the most valuable new insights are expected to emerge from researching path-related variables. Building on these insights, an extensive future research agenda is presented, which focuses on path-related research questions and methodological issues.
Stichworte:
Empirical review; Mergers and acquisitions; Path dependency