Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Departament d'Economia
2018
The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on firm growth for Software firms located in Catalonia. We investigate firms which are targeting, or are themselves the target of an acquisition and we find that the impact on is heterogeneous; there appear to be positive and negative impacts on productivity and sales growth rate. This paper contributes to the understanding of the M&A process in this young industry characterised by an exponential growth and how such activity interacts with the growth and productivity of the firms involved. Keywords: Software industry, Mergers and acquisitions, firm growth, Catalonia. JEL Codes: D22, C33, L86, O30
English
33 - Economics. Economic science
Conducta organitzacional; Programari -- Indústria i comerç; Empreses -- Creixement -- Catalunya
31 p.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Centre de Recerca en Economia Industrial i Economia Pública
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