Implementation Issues of Cross-border Acquisitions: Evidence from Scandinavia

Daojuan Wang, Hamid Moini, John Kuada

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Abstract

This study investigates the impacts of main implementation activities on the success of cross-border acquisitions (CBAs) using the survey data from a sample of 103 CBAs conducted by the companies in Scandinavia. The results of regression analysis indicate that due diligence, integration extent, and retention of key employees are significant positive determinants of CBA success, while premium has significant negative impacts. Besides, it is interesting to find that temporal lag (i.e., the time span between the closing time and the start of the integration) has significant positive impact on the success, while acquisition experience exerts negative effect. However, the evidence does not support that planning and coordination will contribute to CBA performance.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date4 Jun 2014
Number of pages30
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jun 2014
Event5th Aalborg Conference: Finding Solutions to the New Challenges of Internationalization - Rebild, Denmark
Duration: 4 Jun 20146 Jun 2014
Conference number: 5

Conference

Conference5th Aalborg Conference
Number5
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityRebild
Period04/06/201406/06/2014

Keywords

  • Cross-border acquisitions (CBAs); Implementation; Performance
  • Implementation
  • Performance

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