The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies

This study aims to investigate how multiorganizational experience of CEOs creates value in mergers and acquisition. In order to test the hypotheses, the method of event study and the variable cumulative abnormal returns are used to measure the merger and acquisition performance. Accessed from the WI...

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Main Author: Li, Yunrou
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66510/
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description This study aims to investigate how multiorganizational experience of CEOs creates value in mergers and acquisition. In order to test the hypotheses, the method of event study and the variable cumulative abnormal returns are used to measure the merger and acquisition performance. Accessed from the WIND database and CSMAR Solution database, the data of both acquisition and organization is drawn from China Internet industries between 2014 and 2018, with a sample of 147 merger and acquisition events initiated by 122 firms. Based on the empirical results, it is found that consistent with the hypotheses, the multiorganizational experience of CEOs is positively related to acquisition performance and, especially, that the multi-industry experience of CEOs leads to better performance in diversifying acquisitions than in related acquisitions. This paper provides contributes to the corporate strategy literature by suggesting that as a valuable and competitive source, the multiorganizational experience can help the CEOs to lead mergers and acquisitions more effectively and flexibly.
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spelling nottingham-665102023-04-25T11:40:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66510/ The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies Li, Yunrou This study aims to investigate how multiorganizational experience of CEOs creates value in mergers and acquisition. In order to test the hypotheses, the method of event study and the variable cumulative abnormal returns are used to measure the merger and acquisition performance. Accessed from the WIND database and CSMAR Solution database, the data of both acquisition and organization is drawn from China Internet industries between 2014 and 2018, with a sample of 147 merger and acquisition events initiated by 122 firms. Based on the empirical results, it is found that consistent with the hypotheses, the multiorganizational experience of CEOs is positively related to acquisition performance and, especially, that the multi-industry experience of CEOs leads to better performance in diversifying acquisitions than in related acquisitions. This paper provides contributes to the corporate strategy literature by suggesting that as a valuable and competitive source, the multiorganizational experience can help the CEOs to lead mergers and acquisitions more effectively and flexibly. 2021-12-01 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66510/1/20241644_BUSI4020_2021.pdf Li, Yunrou (2021) The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)]
spellingShingle Li, Yunrou
The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title_full The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title_fullStr The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title_full_unstemmed The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title_short The value of CEOs with multi-organizational working experience: Evidence from merger and acquisition performance of Chinese Internet companies
title_sort value of ceos with multi-organizational working experience: evidence from merger and acquisition performance of chinese internet companies
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66510/