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    PRODUCTIVITY AND THE GAINS FROM TAKEOVERS IN CHINA: THE ROLE OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS

    This paper examines the extent that takeovers of large, non-listed target firms create value in China. The baseline result shows that an average target’s productivity improves and output increases after being acquired. Further evidence shows that the bidder’s and target’s ownership structure, economic development of the target’s location and the bidder CEO’s foreign experience all affect the target’s post-takeover productivity. Our study sheds light on the merger and acquisition (M&A) literature in China that mainly focuses on the performance of bidders. It also has significant implications for the Chinese government to further reform and restructure its remaining state-owned assets.

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    Merger and Takeover Attempts in Taiwanese Party Politics

    Issues & Studies01 Dec 2017

    Taiwan has experienced a number of party splits and attempted mergers since democratization. These have played a critical role in the development of the country’s party system. While a number of studies have looked at the emergence of Taiwan’s splinter parties, party mergers have not received academic attention. This study aims to systematically examine the process of party mergers and takeovers. We examine four cases of attempted mergers and takeovers. In each case, we focus the analysis around three core questions: (1) How should we best classify the actual outcomes? (2) How we can best explain the variation in outcomes? (3) How can we assess the success of merger/takeover attempts? Unlike earlier studies, we examine a variety of merger outcomes rather than just successful cases. In addition to mergers, we propose the terms negotiated takeovers and hostile takeovers. Our classification scheme is based on relative party power and the inter-party relationship. To explain the variation in outcome, we applied a framework stressing the interplay of contextual, inter-party and inner-party factors. We found key contextual variables were electoral results, relative party sizes and the electoral system. The most important inter-party variables were ideological proximity and inter-party trust following successful cooperation. Lastly, the inner-party balance of power was also critical, particularly, the strength of leaders with favorable attitudes toward the merger project. We assess the success and failure of merger/takeover attempts with reference to election results, post-merger party unity and whether the post-takeover relationship was cooperative.