Governance Networks, Small Worlds, and Acquisitions in Germany and the United States, 2000–2005
Governance Networks, Small Worlds, and Acquisitions in Germany and the United States, 2000–2005
This chapter examines the changes in governance networks, small-world characteristics, and corporate acquisitions in Germany and the U.S. during the period from 2000 to 2005. It analyzes how the properties of the governance networks influence firms’ propensity to make acquisitions and evaluates the effect of the ownership networks on every announced acquisition by the largest several hundred firms in each economy. The findings reveal commonalities in the influence of network properties and in acquisition behavior even across otherwise seemingly divergent national systems of governance.
Keywords: governance networks, corporate acquisitions, Germany, U.S., small-world characteristics, ownership networks
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