Learning by doing: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Jamie D. Collins,
Tim R. Holcomb,
S. Trevis Certo,
Michael A. Hitt and
Richard H. Lester
Journal of Business Research, 2009, vol. 62, issue 12, 1329-1334
Abstract:
We rely on organizational learning theory and strategic momentum research to examine the international merger and acquisition (M&A) activities of a sample of S&P 500 firms. We hypothesize that the learning associated with a firm's prior acquisition experience increases the likelihood the firm will engage in subsequent international acquisitions. Results from a sample including company-country level data indicate that both prior domestic acquisitions and international acquisitions influence the likelihood of acquisitions in foreign markets by U.S.-based firms. We also find that prior experience with international acquisitions is more predictive of subsequent international acquisitions than prior domestic acquisition experience. Moreover, we find that the acquisition experience within a host country had a stronger influence on subsequent acquisitions within that country than other prior non-host country international acquisition experiences.
Keywords: Acquisitions; Cross-border; Organizational; learning; Momentum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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