Country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A comprehensive review and future research directions

E Xie, KS Reddy, J Liang - Journal of World Business, 2017 - Elsevier
This article, to date, is the first to consolidate, review, and integrate over 250 earlier studies
that examine the country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions …

Past, present, and future of mergers and acquisitions in the MENA region: a systematic review and integrative framework

E Battisti, M Christofi, D Vrontis… - Management in the MENA …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Although the business strategies of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are investigated
theoretically and practically, their diffusion and features in the Middle East and North Africa …

Critical success factors determining performance of cross‐border acquisition: Evidence from the African telecom market

S Dhir, R Rajan, V Ongsakul… - Thunderbird …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the factors affecting Bharti Airtel's cross‐border postacquisition
performance in an African market. This study describes the relationships among various …

Understanding cross‐border mergers and acquisitions of African firms: The role of dynamic capabilities in enabling competitiveness amidst contextual constraints

WY Degbey, T Eriksson, P Rodgers… - Thunderbird …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This article builds on existing international business literature that examines the drivers of
cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) within emerging and developing economy …

A triad of uppsala internationalization of emerging markets firms and challenges: A systematic review

PA Igwe, DG Rugara, M Rahman - Administrative Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The economic advancement of emerging markets such as China, Brazil, and India has been
regarded as one of the benefits of a globalized world. This paper revisits and evaluates the …

Determinants of equity ownership stake in foreign entry decisions: A systematic review and research agenda

A Chhabra, M Popli, Y Li - International Journal of Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In international business (IB), the level of equity ownership adopted by a firm is an important
decision. In this study, we review and synthesize the findings of 105 empirical studies …

Chinese cross‐border mergers and acquisitions in the developing world: Is Africa unique?

S Gunessee, S Hu - Thunderbird International Business Review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
China has emerged as an important partner for Africa. Not surprisingly, Chinese business
and investment relations with Africa have been growing. This article contends that Africa …

Formal institutional uncertainty and equity sought on foreign market entry: does industry matter?

K Ahmed, R Bebenroth, JF Hennart - Review of International Business …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine how the effect of host country formal institutional
uncertainty on the percentage of equity sought in cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) is …

Organizational characteristics of cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A synthesis and classic case examples from around the world

Y Li, KS Redding, E Xie - Journal of Organizational Change …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Given that several publicly announced international merger and acquisition deals
have been abandoned in recent years, the purpose of this paper is to present a synthesis of …

Location-boundedness, investment irreversibility, and divestment of international joint ventures under host market demand uncertainty

S Song - Long Range Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
We employ the real options perspective to examine how the irreversibility of location-bound
assets and resources affects the divestment of international joint ventures (IJVs) under …