The vicarious wisdom of crowds: Toward a behavioral perspective on investor reactions to acquisition announcements

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1247-1268

  Schijven, Mario ^a   Hitt, Michael A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acquisition premium; behavioral theory; event study methodology; investor reactions; management perceptions

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION PREMIUM; BEHAVIORAL FRAMEWORK; BEHAVIORAL THEORY; EVENT-STUDY METHODOLOGY; FINANCIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; INVESTOR REACTIONS; NORTH AMERICAN; PUBLIC INFORMATION; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84866232878     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.1984     Document Type: Article

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