Corporate restructuring and firm performance of British and German non-financial firms

Kirchmaier, Thomas (2003) Corporate restructuring and firm performance of British and German non-financial firms. CEPDP, 582. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753016435

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Abstract

This paper examines the ongoing changes in strategy, structure, and performance of the largest 250 non-financial firms in both Britain and Germany. To this end, publicly available firm-level data is presented at first and supplemented by the results of a questionnaire survey that was sent to the chief executives of those companies. What came through from the survey was that many firms in both countries are driven by the desire to specialise and internationalise and are primarily achieving this via ¿horizontal¿ mergers and acquisitions. While seeing a definite convergence in certain areas, clear and distinctive differences remain between the two countries.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2003 Thomas Kirchmaier
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Sets:	Research centres and groups > Managerial Economics and Strategy Group Research centres and groups > Financial Markets Group (FMG) Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Collections > LSE Financial Markets Group (FMG) Working Papers
Identification Number:	582
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2008 14:09
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/20031/

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