Curvilinear relationship between cultural distance and equity participation: An empirical analysis of cross-border acquisitions

Journal of International Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-332

  Malhotra, Shavin ^a   Sivakumar, K ^b   Zhu, PengCheng ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross border acquisitions; Equity participation; Market entry; National culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 81155150268     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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