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Negotiating M&As under uncertainty: The influence of managerial flexibility on the first-mover advantage

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  • Lukas, Elmar
  • Welling, Andreas

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Using a dynamic real options approach we show that managerial flexibility is strengthening the first-mover advantage in bargaining M&As by undermining the bargaining power of the second mover.

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  • Lukas, Elmar & Welling, Andreas, 2012. "Negotiating M&As under uncertainty: The influence of managerial flexibility on the first-mover advantage," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 29-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:9:y:2012:i:1:p:29-35
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2011.09.002
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    Keywords

    Real option; Game theory; Merger & Acquisition; Negotiation; Flexibility; Ultimatum game;
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    JEL classification:

    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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