This paper examines the direct effects of the Chinese institutional environment on local
MNCs' decisions to acquire firms in developed countries. Due to the significant capabilities …

Even though knowledge‐based acquisitions (KBAs) are common, their performance often
lags expectations due to difficulties during integration. Building on Penrose's foundational …

Meta-analyses of culture’s consequences for acquisition performance: An examination of
statistical artifacts, methodological moderators and the context of emerging markets | Emerald …

Research on cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) consistently recognizes the importance of
cultural differences, yet it lacks consensus on whether it has a positive or negative impact …

This study contributes to the growing literature on organizational political ideology by
positing that acquiring firms choose targets with similar organizational political ideology in …

Based on a qualitative research approach that comprises in‐depth, semistructured executive
interviews, employee observations, company data and external media accounts, this study …

A challenge in interpreting research is that the construct of 'distance'has multiple dimensions
that influence acquisition performance. We expand Ghemawat's (2001) typology of distance …

Considering the effective growth in challenges and an urge in establishment for sustainable
business, companies trading globally are inclined towards the implementation of highly …

Since the end of Great Recession about a decade ago, the 20 biggest emerging market
economies have become the drivers for global outward foreign direct investments …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the formal political, legal and economic
institutional legitimacy challenges for (US-based) multinational corporations (MNCs) …