The motives and performance of cross-border acquirers from emerging economies: Comparison between Chinese and Indian firms

International Business Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 963-980

  Nicholson, Rekha Rao ^a   Salaber, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Competitive advantage; Cross border acquisitions; Cultural distance; India; Short term performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881663367     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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