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This research focuses on cross-border acquisitions of emerging market multinationals (EM MNEs). Opposing theoretical perspectives of colonial ties (i.e., country ties between the acquiring and target firm countries, with the former being a colonized country and the latter being …

This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay investigates financial characteristics of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. banking industry, employing the most recent data available for U.S. banks. It is interesting, but not surprising, to find several…

Around eighty percent of cross-border mergers do not succeed. Despite a substantial body of literature offering guidance on how to make them work, success remains elusive. Regardless of strategic direction, involving macro-level planning, restructuring of positions and improved …

Bank mergers and acquisitions can affect small and medium business lending. This study used a qualitative, case-study approach to examine the impact of bank mergers and acquisitions on small and medium business lending in Sebhā, Libya. Researchers have studied the reasons and th…

For the last two centuries, much of the ancient Parthenon marble sculptures have been housed in the British Museum. For the past century, the museum has also displayed bronzes from Africa’s western coastal Benin region. These cultural objects have been part of repatriation debat…