dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Roelfsema, Hein | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuiper, Luuk | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-04T07:39:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-04T07:39:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/24506 | |
dc.description.abstract | Declining post-M&A firm performance remains a popular topic of research. In a sample of 12581 European acquiring firms from 2007 to 2014 empirical analysis shows the effect of absorptive capacity on post-deal profitability. The results show a positive effect for absorptive capacity on post-deal profitability. For firms with lower degree of absorptive capacity a significant benefit is found. Absorptive capacity shows diminishing marginal return on post-deal profitability. Moreover, method of payment affects the moderating role of absorptive capacity in post-deal performance. The moderating role of absorptive capacity in cross-border M&A shows ambiguous results for the employed profitability indicators. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.title | Absorptive capacity and post-M&A performance: exploring role of absorptive capacity in post-deal firm profitability | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | absorptive capacity, innovation, M&A, profitability | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Thesis | |