DocumentCode
2200381
Title
An Empirical Research on Manager Overconfidence and Acquisition Decision in China
Author
Lei, Hui ; Wu, Chan
Author_Institution
Sch. of Bus. Adm., Hunan Univ., Changsha, China
fYear
2010
fDate
24-26 Aug. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Based on behavioral finance perspective, this paper did a study theoretically and empirically on the relationship between the characteristics of general manager overconfidence and M & A. The research shows: the degree of general manager overconfidence is positively related with M & A, which means, general manager overconfidence is an important factor which drives M & A.
Keywords
corporate acquisitions; decision making; China; acquisition decision; behavioral finance perspective; general manager overconfidence; mergers; Companies; Corporate acquisitions; Economics; Finance; History; Industries;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Wuhan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5325-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-5326-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5578308
Filename
5578308
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