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An Empirical Study on the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Pharmaceutical Enterprises through M&A in China

abstract: This thesis starts with an analysis of the current situation of the pharmaceutical industry in China, and discusses the strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the pharmaceutical industry in China. It elaborates on the rationale for the development of the mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs. Then a literature review is provided on the causes of corporate mergers and acquisitions such as the economies of scale, synergistic effect, transaction costs, market power, and strategic diversification.Next,the thesis analyzes the underlying rationale for the M&A transactions in the pharmaceutical industry in China, and explores the likely path of successful value creation for pharmaceutical SMEs in China. Specifically, with five in-depth case studies of M&A transactions of pharmaceutical firms, this thesis reveals the critical success factors leading to value creation and growth in the practice of mergers and acquisitions of the pharmaceutical SMEs in China. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Business Administration 2015

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:29799
Date January 2015
ContributorsZhou, Yan (Author), Pei, Ker-Wei (Advisor), Chen, Hong (Committee member), Shen, Wei (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageChinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format147 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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