| dc.contributor.author | Zabawa, Justyna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Łosiewicz-Dniestrzańska, Ewa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Radło, Mariusz-Jan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Napiórkowski, Tomasz | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-26T15:20:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-26T15:20:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12-10 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1508-2008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57547 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of this article is to determine the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors on corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The study was conducted on companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), which plays a significant role in European capital markets, particularly in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. It is the largest stock exchange in the region by both market capitalisation and the number of listed companies. Data for the study were collected in 2024 using CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) and CAWI (Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing) methods from companies that had conducted M&A in the previous five years. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and several tests, including ANOVA, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Shapiro–Wilk, Levene, Welch and Kruskal-Wallis. The study investigated the motives for companies to consider ESG factors when conducting M&A transactions. The results show that WSE companies consider managerial awareness to have the greatest influence on the inclusion of these factors in M&A. Detailed information was obtained on the different motivations of listed companies to include ESG factors in M&A transactions and the subsequent impact of these transactions on their financial performance. Additionally, the study investigated the impact of company size and capital ownership on decisions to include ESG factors in M&A. The results offer an important contribution to existing research on M&A in the CEE region. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Głównym celem artykułu jest określenie wpływu czynników ESG na procesy fuzji i przejęć spółek. Badanie zostało przeprowadzone na spółkach notowanych na Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie, która odgrywa znaczącą rolę na europejskich rynkach kapitałowych, szczególnie w regionie Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Jest największą giełdą w tym regionie pod względem kapitalizacji i liczby notowanych spółek. Dane do badania zostały zebrane w 2024 r. przy użyciu metod CATI i CAWI od spółek notowanych na GPW, które uczestniczyły w fuzjach i przejęciach w ciągu ostatnich 5 lat. Analiza danych została przeprowadzona przy użyciu statystyk opisowych i następujących testów: ANOVA, Kołmogorowa- -Smirnowa, Shapiro–Wilka, Levene’a, Welcha i Kruskala-Wallisa. W wyniku badania przeanalizowano motywy, jakimi kierują się spółki przeprowadzające transakcje M&A, przy uwzględnieniu czynników ESG. Wyniki wskazują, że spółki z GPW największy wpływ na uwzględnienie czynników ESG w procesie M&A przypisywały świadomości menedżerskiej. Uzyskano szczegółowe informacje na temat różnych motywacji spółek giełdowych przy uwzględnieniu czynników ESG w transakcjach M&A oraz wpływu tych transakcji na wyniki finansowe tych spółek. Zbadano również wpływ wielkości spółki i własności kapitału na decyzje o uwzględnieniu czynników ESG w procesach M&A. Wyniki te stanowią ważny wkład w dotychczasowe badania w obszarze M&A w regionie Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. | pl |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego | pl |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe;4 | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | |
| dc.subject | mergers and acquisitions (M&A) | en |
| dc.subject | motivations | en |
| dc.subject | ESG factors | en |
| dc.subject | Warsaw Stock Exchange | en |
| dc.subject | fuzje i przejęcia | pl |
| dc.subject | motywacje | pl |
| dc.subject | ESG | pl |
| dc.subject | Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie | pl |
| dc.title | Motivations and Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Considering ESG Factors | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Motywacje i skutki w procesach fuzji i przejęć na GPW przy uwzględnianiu czynników ESG | pl |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.page.number | 159-182 | |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Zabawa, Justyna - Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland | en |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Łosiewicz-Dniestrzańska, Ewa - Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland | en |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Radło, Mariusz-Jan - Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland | en |
| dc.contributor.authorAffiliation | Napiórkowski, Tomasz - Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland | en |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2082-6737 | |
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| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Zabawa, Justyna - justyna.zabawa@ue.wroc.pl | |
| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Łosiewicz-Dniestrzańska, Ewa - ewa.losiewicz-dniestrzanska@ue.wroc.pl | |
| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Radło, Mariusz-Jan - mjradlo@sgh.waw.pl | |
| dc.contributor.authorEmail | Napiórkowski, Tomasz - tnapio@sgh.waw.pl | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.18778/1508-2008.28.32 | |
| dc.relation.volume | 28 | |