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研究生: 羅馬菈
Aza Rosmala
論文名稱: The Influence of Lobbying Expenditure on Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition (CBM&A)
The Influence of Lobbying Expenditure on Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition (CBM&A)
指導教授: 謝惠璟
Hsieh, Hui-Ching Sana
學位類別: 碩士
Master
系所名稱: 管理學院 - 國際經營管理研究所
Institute of International Management
論文出版年: 2021
畢業學年度: 109
語文別: 英文
論文頁數: 60
外文關鍵詞: Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Lobbying, Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition, Antitrust Review Outcome
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  • TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... I ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................................... II TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ III LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................... VI LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................... VII CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 1.1 Research Background. ................................ ................................ ..................... 1 1.1.1 The Importance of Merger and Acquisition. ................................ ......... 1 1.1.2 Regulation of Merger and Acquisition in United States. ...................... 2 1.1.3 Cross-border Merger and Acquisition. ................................ ................. 4 1.1.4 Lobbying Activity and Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition. ............. 4 1.2 Research Objective and Motivation. ................................ ............................... 7 1.3 Research Gaps and Contributions................................. ................................ ... 7 1.4 Research Structure. ................................ ................................ .......................... 8 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................... 10 2.1 Resource Dependence Theory (RDT). ................................ .......................... 10 2.2 Corporate Political Strategies. ................................ ................................ ....... 11 2.3 Cross-Border Merger and Acquisitions. ................................ ........................ 13 2.4 Antitrust Merger Review Outcome. ................................ ............................... 14 2.5 Corporate Lobbying and the Specific Outcome of the M&A Transaction Process. ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 16 2.6 Cross-Border and the Specific Outcome of the M&A Transaction Process. . 18 2.7 Corporate Lobbying, and the Specific Outcome of the Cross-Border M&A Transaction Process. ................................ ................................ ..................... 20 CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ...................... 22 3.1 Data Collection. ................................ ................................ ............................. 22 3.2 Variables. ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 23 3.2.1 Dependent Variables. ................................ ................................ .......... 23 3.2.2 Independent Variables. ................................ ................................ ........ 24 3.2.3 Control Variables. ................................ ................................ ............... 24 3.3 Regression Model and Result Expectation. ................................ ................... 27 3.3.1 Lobbying Expenditure to M&A’s Outcome. ................................ ........ 28 3.3.2 Cross-Border to M&A’s Outcome. ................................ ...................... 29 3.3.3 Lobbying Expenditure, Cross-Border and M&A’s Outcome. .............. 30 3.4 Methodology. ................................ ................................ ................................ . 31 3.4.1 Descriptive Statistics. ................................ ................................ .......... 31 3.4.2 Correlation Matrix. ................................ ................................ ............. 32 3.4.3 Regression Method. ................................ ................................ ............. 32 CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH RESULTS ............................................................... 33 4.1 Descriptive Statistics. ................................ ................................ .................... 33 4.1.1 Dependent Variables. ................................ ................................ .......... 33 4.1.2 Independent Variables. ................................ ................................ ........ 34 4.1.3 Control Variables. ................................ ................................ ............... 35 4.2 Correlation Analysis. ................................ ................................ ..................... 41 4.3 Regression Results ................................ ................................ ......................... 44 4.3.1 Lobbying Expenditure and the Specific Outcome of the M&A Transaction. ................................ ................................ ......................... 44 4.3.2 Cross-Border and the Specific Outcome of the M&A Transaction. .... 48 4.3.3 Lobbying Expenditure and the Specific Outcome of the Cross-Border M&A Transaction. ................................ ................................ ............... 51 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................. 54 5.1 Conclusions. ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 54 5.2 Research Implications. ................................ ................................ .................. 55 5.3 Research Limitation and Recommendation. 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