Post-M&A Innovation in Indian firms – An Empirical Investigation

Sandeep Yadav () and Nandakumar M.K. ()
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Nandakumar M.K.: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

No 370, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: A large number of studies have examined the antecedents of post-M&A performance especially in the case of cross-border acquisitions. However the literature on post-M&A innovation is very limited. Furthermore, not many studies examining M&As in the Indian context have been published in leading journals. We try to fill this gap by conducting an empirical study on postM&A innovation. We analyzed a sample of 85 domestic M&As by Indian firms during the period between 2000 and 2015. We found a positive relationship between relative absorptive capacity of the acquirer and post-M&A innovation performance. Size of the firm positively moderated the relationship between relative absorptive capacity and post-merger innovation performance. The M&A activities between firms in the same industry increased post-merger innovation performance.

Keywords: Post M&A innovations; Indian firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2020-03
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