HKUST’s Danqing Wang and co-researchers claim that political term, which they define as “the tenure of an official at a certain level on the career ladder,” can influence the incentives of newly appointed government officials and their efforts to achieve the state’s foreign direct investment (FDI) goals. In a novel study that sheds light on intra-country FDI ... 阅读更多

Social media posts about potential mergers and acquisitions (M&As) can significantly predict the likelihood of M&A success, say HKUST researcher Charles Hsu and colleagues. Social media message boards give China’s 50 million small investors a voice, which they are using to express their opinions on acquisition activity. This study establishes an influential ... 阅读更多