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The effect of CEO and director experience on acquisition performance: a pitch

Davina Jeganathan (Department of Accounting, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia)

Accounting Research Journal

ISSN: 1030-9616

Article publication date: 15 February 2021

Issue publication date: 23 August 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of Faff’s (2015, 2019) pitch template to a research proposal examining independent directors’ acquisition experience and their subsequent acquisition performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The author briefly discusses the use of Faff’s (2015, 2019) pitch template and describes their personal reflections on the pitch exercise.

Findings

The findings indicate that there are many benefits to using the template, and the author provides reflections based on their experience with the template.

Originality/value

This pitching research letter documents the benefits of using such a tool to inspire and identify future research opportunities and records the author’s experience of communicating with researchers who regularly publish in top-tier accounting and finance journals.

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Acknowledgements

The author would like to acknowledge the team involved in the creation of the original pitch, Martin Bugeja and Samir Ghannam. In addition, she thanks the judging panel at the virtual AFAANZ Finance Special Interest Group 2020 Shark Tank event, Ellie Chapple, Robert Faff and Tom Smith, for their helpful comments and feedback, Laura Field and Anahit Mkrtchyan for their assistance in replicating their study and two anonymous reviewers for their feedback.

Citation

Jeganathan, D. (2021), "The effect of CEO and director experience on acquisition performance: a pitch", Accounting Research Journal, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 385-393. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARJ-08-2020-0267

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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