Corporate social responsibility and cross-border M&A: The moderating effect of institutional distance

Haiting Li, Shuzhen Li, Xiangcen Zhan, Feng Zhang and Mingwei Sun

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Drawing upon a dataset of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) events of Chinese enterprises from 2010 to 2017, this study investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the completion of cross-border M&A with a focus on the moderating role of institutional distance. The results highlight the significance of CSR on the completion of cross-border M&A. The robustness tests including changing estimation model, new measurements, propensity score matching, and instrumental variable tests show that the main results are consistent. Second, both formal and informal institutional distance have positive moderating effects of CSR on the completion of cross-border M&A.

Date: 2022
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