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100 _aSatapathy , Debi Prasad
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245 _aDoes Corporate Governance Influence Acquiring Firm Performance? Evidence from IT and Ites Industry
300 _a7-25 p.
520 _aThe purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of corporate governance mechanism on acquiring firm performance of IT and ITES industries. The study has used a sample of 38 mergers in the IT sector of Indian firms during the period 2004-2014. The abnormal returns of the acquiring firm have been estimated by applying event study methodology and the impact of corporate governance mechanism is analyzed by using cross-sectional regression analysis. The result of the study shows that corporate governance variables, namely, board size, board independence, and CEO duality, do influence the acquiring firm performance. The present study shows that acquiring firm generates positive wealth effect to the shareholders in different window periods. The study also found that leverage of the firm is a significant control variable that influences the acquiring firm performance.
653 _aCorporate takeover
653 _aIT and ITES industries.
700 _aMohapatra, S R
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_aMURTHY, E N
_dIUP PUBLICATION HYDERABAD
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_tCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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