Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

China’S Financial Institutions: Analysis Of The Dynamic Changes And Associated Inefficiencies Under A Hybrid Capitalistic Approach, Juan J. Zhou

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Chinahas risen to the forefront of international scrutiny because of its unique political and economic structure and evolution. The growth and development ofChinaas a world economic power has resulted from the political-economic reform efforts of Communist leaders withinChina. Under Mao Ze Dong, during the pre-socialistic modernization period,Chinabegan its reform of rehabilitation from war time and social-economic restructuring by instituting socialistic ideology. During the Dengist period under Deng Xiao Ping, there was a transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy. After Deng, socialist modernization reform has continued underChina’s hybrid capitalistic economic model, with particularly significant effects on the rapidly structured …

The Failure Of Vertical Mergers, Frederick M. Schwarz

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Creating successful vertical mergers is a challenge for organizations across Corporate America. This honors thesis contains a study of five of those vertical mergers. To complete this study, five mini cases were created that outlined those deals. In addition, statistical analysis of the post merger abnormal returns was completed for each of these deals. Abnormal returns are calculated as the difference between the returns occurring in the post-merger period and the normal returns, i.e., the returns that would have been expected if the merger had not taken place.

This thesis targets the mergers of Viacom Corporation and CBS, Merck Corporation …