New Research: Do Managers of a Target Corporation Withhold Good News?
Appraisal Rights
JUNE 2, 2020
Does increased appraisal risk have an effect on manager behavior? Recent research (unpublished) suggests it does. In this paper (earlier version), the author examines target manager disclosure behavior before and after the significant Transkaryotic decision. Reviewing mergers before and after that merger, the returns, abnormal returns, and associated disclosures by target management, the author concludes that “target managers’ disclosure strategies respond to increased appraisal risk.
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