Jones, D W and Harris, F C (1982) Company acquisitions and business performance in the construction industry. Construction Papers, 1(3), pp. 5-19. ISSN 0144-8587
Abstract
This report is an extension of the industry wide investigations into the effects of takeovers and mergers. The study was limited to public construction companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange, and was conducted as a statistical analysis of a large sample. The companies were classified into groups in accordance with the extent of their acquisition policy over the six-year period from 1972 to 1977. Four bodies were identified, i.e. managers, shareholders, employees and the economy, and for each several measures of financial data were selected to represent their interests. The analysis sought to identify whether relationships existed between individual measures and the extent of acquisition policy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | investigation, London, public construction, construction industry, statistical analysis, acquisition, merger, business performance, manager |
| Subjects: | Geography, building construction, practitioner, performance measurement, industry analysis, data collection methods, business, data science |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Quality Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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