A Comparative Study of Cross-Border and Domestic Acquisition Performances in the South Korean M&A Market: Testing the Two Competing Theories of Culture
| Autor: | Soo Jin Kim, Sung-Jun Lee, Joongwha Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Geography
Planning and Development TJ807-830 cultural differences cross-border M& Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Competitive advantage Renewable energy sources Microeconomics South Korea Cultural diversity 0502 economics and business Mergers and acquisitions GE1-350 Sociology Social constructivism Legitimacy 050208 finance Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) post-merger performance Acculturation Environmental sciences the theory of culture sustainable competitive advantage Sustainable growth rate acculturation 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 2307 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su11082307 |
| Popis: | To gain a sustainable competitive advantage through cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As), acquiring firms need to correctly anticipate the consequences of national cultural differences. By comparing the cultural antecedents as well as the performances of domestic M&As (DMA) and cross-border M&As (CMA) in the Korean M&A market from 1999 to 2007, this study aims to gauge whether CMAs can be a viable option for a sustainable growth strategy. This paper tests two conflicting hypotheses (H) regarding the effects of cultural differences. From the perspective of the essentialist (“classic”) concept of culture, DMAs will outperform CMAs (H1) because culture clashes may take place less often in DMAs than in CMAs. However, from the perspective of the social constructivist concept of culture, the post-merger performance will be dependent upon the stability and legitimacy of the intergroup status relations between the acquiring and acquired firms regardless of whether it is DMA or CMA (H2). This study also scrutinizes the moderating effects of the level of integration on these two hypothesized relationships (H3 and H4). The results of this paper demonstrate that the social constructivist concept of culture overall provides a better theoretical explanation. |
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