An Examination of Takeovers, Job Loss and the Wage Decline within UK Industry8

Forbes, W. and Beckmann, T. (2004) An Examination of Takeovers, Job Loss and the Wage Decline within UK Industry8. European Financial Management, 10(1), pp. 141-165. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2004.00243.x)

Abstract

he paper is based in part on the M. Phil of the first author, completed in 1997, entitled ‘Employment effects and performance of acquisitions: UK evidence’; under the supervision of the second. The authors are most grateful to the Institute of Accountants of England and Wales for financial support and to an anonymous referee. They also thank Ian Garrett, Marc Goergen, and Professors Len Skerratt and Martin Walker for their advice and encouragement. We are grateful to participants in seminars at the European Financial Management Conference on Corporate Restructuring in Barcelona in May 2001, the Universities of Manchester, Manchester Business School, Nottingham, Notingham Trent and the BAA National Conference in Glasgow at which earlier drafts of this paper were presented. Thanks especially Professors Andrew Stark and Steve Thompson. All errors remaining are ours alone.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Forbes, Dr William
• Authors: Forbes, W., and Beckmann, T.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
• Journal Name: European Financial Management