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Accounting Rates of Return as Measures of Post-Merger Perfor Mance

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  • Patricia Stanton

    (Department of Commerce, University of Newcastle.)

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Accounting rates of return are used widely in empirical studies to assess postmerger perfor Mance and to compare this perfor Mance with that of non-merged firms. This paper suggests that there are many problems involved. In particular, accounting rates of return are unreliable measures of post-merger perfor Mance, and introduce bias into the results of post-merger perfor Mance studies.

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  • Patricia Stanton, 1987. "Accounting Rates of Return as Measures of Post-Merger Perfor Mance," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 12(2), pages 293-304, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:12:y:1987:i:2:p:293-304
    DOI: 10.1177/031289628701200209
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