Short-term wealth effects of acquisition announcements by family-controlled firms in Malaysia

This study investigates whether Malaysian family-controlled firms create firm value when undertaking corporate acquisitions and which family-specific traits determine this value. Event study methodology is employed to examine the announcement-period wealth effect of corporate acquisition (cumulative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ling, Yew Hua
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/950