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This chapter presents the research methodology followed in the study to assess the impact of mergers and acquisitions on financial performance . It also enumerates the research objectives, hypotheses, sources of primary data (based on questionnaire survey , personal interviews, emails and telephonic calls) and secondary data (drawn from Bombay Stock exchange, SEBI, Prowess database Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Thomson Security Data Corporation (SDC) Platinum M&A database), data analysis (primarily in terms of abnormal returns, major financial ratios), event study methodology , statistical techniques used in the study and research model.
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BSE SENSEX (Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitivity Index) is a ‘Market Capitalisation—Weighted’ Index of 30 component stocks representing a sample of large well established and financially sound companies. It is reckoned as a benchmark index of the Indian capital market.
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Rani, N., Yadav, S.S., Jain, P.K. (2016). Research Methodology. In: Mergers and Acquisitions. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2203-6_2
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