Restructuring through spin‐off or sell‐off: transforming information asymmetries into financial gain

By D. Bergh, Richard A. Johnson, Rocki-Lee Dewitt. 2008

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Ownership as a Form of Corporate Governance (2010, unknown): “The seminal work of Berle and Means (1932) provides the foundation for research examining corporate ownership structures.”
Does the Diversification–Firm Performance Relationship Change Over Time? A Meta‐Analytical Review (2018, unknown): “Little is known, however, about the effects of the ‘refocusing’ that is reported to have taken place in recent decades (Bergh et al., 2008) on the nature of the diversification–firm performance relationship.”
Controlling for endogeneity with instrumental variables in strategic management research (2008, background): “We know that firms self-select themselves into the diversified/specialized category on the basis of expected performance benefits (e.g. Bergh et al., 2008; Campa and Kedia, 2002; Penrose, 1959).”
The Effect of Brand Acquisition and Disposal on Stock Returns (2012, background): “Conversely, firms that dispose of brands that are unrelated to the rest of their brand portfolios should enjoy stronger positive abnormal returns because these brands are unlikely to gain any significant “parenting advantage” from being owned by that firm (Bergh, Johnson, and Dewitt 2008).”
Corporate divestitures and family control (2016, background): “In so doing, divestitures often clarify the perceptions of relevant external stakeholders like securities analysts, and in turn, shareholders (Bergh, Johnson, and DeWitt, 2008; Feldman, Gilson, and Villalonga, 2014; Zuckerman, 2000).”