Knowledge transfer in acquisitions: Fear of exploitation and contamination

Knowledge transfer plays an important role in the creation of synergies in acquisitions. Acquisitions provide opportunities for learning and are often justified on the basis of the new knowledge made available or created by them. Nevertheless, we do not know enough about the factors that influence knowledge transfer in the context of acquisitions. This paper focuses on the motivation on part of individuals in the acquiring and target companies to share their knowledge and make use of the knowledge of their partner. More specifically, it is hypothesised that the fear of being exploited or contaminated by the other party will have a profound negative effect on the transfer of knowledge in acquisitions. These hypotheses are tested on a sample of acquisitions by Finnish companies in 2001–2004 and they are largely supported by the empirical analyses.     

学习效应、业绩反馈与连续并购

文章以1991-2013年中国上市公司2632起的并购事件作为样本,运用cox比例风险模型分析并购次数对企业连续并购行为的影响。结果显示,以往并购次数越多,企业发生下一次并购的时间间隔越短。这表明,企业的并购行为受到并购经验的影响,企业在并购活动中的学习效应使其在后续的并购上更为积极。进一步引入并购绩效与并购次数的交互项,文章发现,过往的并购绩效越低,并购次数对未来并购间隔的缩短作用越强,这说明企业在学习过程中更看重过去相对失败的并购经验的反馈。     

The impact of mean reversion of bank profitability on post-merger performance in the banking industry

This research study examines the tendency for serial correlation in bank holding company profitability, finding significant evidence of reversion to the industry mean in profitability. The paper then considers the impact of mean reversion on the evaluation of post-merger performance of bank holding companies. The research concludes that when an adjustment is made for the mean reversion, post-merger results significantly exceed those of the industry in the first 5 years after the merger.     

公司并购的税收协同效应及观点分析

在公司并购动因的理论探讨中,“税收协同效应”一直是备受关注的因素,经济学家们对并购的税收协同效应进行了大量的探讨与辩论,形成了丰硕的理论成果。本文探讨了税制中形成并购税收协同效应的因素,以及经济学家们对这些因素的理论贡献。     

中石油收购PK石油公司的SWOT分析

近年来，越来越多的中国企业加快了海外并购的步伐，特别是由于全球范围内战略性资源的严重匮乏，使得各国的石油石化公司纷纷寻求海外市场，中石油正是在这样的背景下完成了对哈萨克斯坦石油公司的收购。本文通过对此案进行SWOT分析，详细阐述中石油收购的优劣势、机遇和挑战，为公司的制订进一步的战略计划提供信息，并且为更多的即将加入海外并购行列的中国企业提出建议。     

增加人民币境外流通净收益的策略分析

人民币跨境流动既会给我国带来收益,也会带来成本,人民币跨境流通产生的收益和成本受很多因素影响。本文首先分析影响本国货币跨境流动收益和成本大小的因素,然后分析增加人民币境外流通净收益的策略。     

Leverage adjustment after mergers and acquisitions

Australian firms have leverage targets. Speeds of adjustment to a target capital structure are higher than previously published estimates when there are major disruptions to firms’ leverage ratios. Firms exploit company‐specific characteristics to achieve these targets. Profitability and cash levels are important drivers of the speeds of adjustment. Firms, which have lower profitability or higher cash levels, appear to adjust faster.     

“一带一路”背景下我国跨境并购现状、问题及对策建议

从国际上来看,跨国并购是对外直接投资的主流。随着我国企业"走出去"步伐不断加快,中国跨国企业对发达国家企业发起的跨国并购逐渐增多,已有不少成功案例,但总体来说成功率并不高。与发达国家企业发起的并购相比,新兴国家企业对发达国家企业发起的跨国并购有其独特的特点。基于此,分析我国跨国并购的现状及存在的问题,并提出对策建议。     

海外并购与企业创新

在当前我国企业海外并购快速增长的背景下,本文利用2008-2015年上市公司海外并购交易数据和企业专利数据库,采用倾向匹配得分法和非线性双重差分法考察了跨国并购对企业自主创新的影响。研究结果发现,海外并购显著地提高了企业的创新水平,且这种提升效应具有持续性但呈逐年下降的趋势;区分专利类型来看,海外并购企业的发明、实用新型专利申请及发明授权数显著增加,但对外观专利的影响不明显甚至为负,海外并购企业创新产出的增加不仅体现在数量上,创新的质量也显著提高。     

The relative performance of foreign-owned subsidiaries and domestic companies

The paper investigates the financial performance of the largest firms in Romania, by comparing foreign-owned subsidiaries (FOS) and domestic companies (DCs) over a decade. As such, the paper contributes to the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) in transition economies, focusing on a country where few such studies have been conducted previously. Whereas most microeconomic research about Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies is concerned with the effects of FDI, this paper fills a gap in the literature by comparing the evolution of FOS and DCs performance during 2003–2012. This matter is approached in a novel methodological way, by applying the multiple correspondence analysis to explain the complex relationships between ownership, modes of entry and performance, as reflected in turnover and profit margins. One result is that FOS replaced DCs in top national positions, when taking into account size and turnover. However, although FDI via acquisitions financially outperformed DCs, the latter did better than greenfield FDI after the global economic crisis. Of all the factors analysed, the sector of activity resulted as having by far the most important influence on financial performance. The results have implications for policymakers who design FDI programmes for economic development.