Building on resource dependence theory, this dissertation seeks to explain why target firm directors are retained from the target organization and if this retention has an effect on post-acquisition performance. Both acquisition level characteristics and director level characteristics were assessed in a sample of 173 acquisitions to examine director retention. Findings indicate that power imbalance, relative board size, acquisition relatedness, and director interlocks influence target director retention. No support for a link between director retention and performance was found. / A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2009. / July 21, 2009. / Target Directors, Mergers, Acquisitions, Acquired Directors, Director Retention, Boards of Directors, Resource Dependence / Includes bibliographical references. / Annette L. Ranft, Professor Directing Dissertation; Michael Brady, Outside Committee Member; Bruce T. Lamont, Committee Member; Timothy R. Holcomb, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180612 |
| Contributors | Butler, Frank Christopher (authoraut), Ranft, Annette L. (professor directing dissertation), Brady, Michael (outside committee member), Lamont, Bruce T. (committee member), Holcomb, Timothy R. (committee member), Department of Management (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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