"Impact of acquisition on cost efficiency of acquirer firms by using Da" by Tahira Awan, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah et al.

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Impact of acquisition on cost efficiency of acquirer firms by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

Authors

Tahira Awan, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, International Islamic University, Islamabad
Arshad Hassan, Capital University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad

Abstract

Using Data Envelopment Analysis techniques to calculate cost efficiency measures among firms that have carried out acquisitions, this study finds statistically insignificant improvements in cost efficiency three years after the acquisition for both financial and non-financial firms in Pakistan.

Keywords

Acquisitions, cost efficiency, Data Envelopment Analysis

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Awan, T., Shah, S. A., & Hassan, A. (2016). Impact of acquisition on cost efficiency of acquirer firms by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Business Review, 11(1), 69-84. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/businessreview/vol11/iss1/7

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February 15, 2021

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