We explore factors affecting the long-term performance of cross-border M&A, with a special focus on cultural distance between the countries of the two firms. Using a sample of over 400 cross-border acquisitions in the period 1991-2000, we find that contrary to general perception, cross-border acquisitions perform better in the long-run i f the acquirer and the target come from countries that are culturally more disparate. We use the Hofstede measure of cultural dimensions to define cultural distance and also examine alternative measures such as language, religion and legal origin to capture cultural differences. The positive effect of cultural distance persists after controlling for several deal-specific variables and country-level fixed effects, and is robust to alternative specifications and horizons of long-term performance. Divergence (convergence) in degree of individualism and hierarchy in power structures (attitudes towards uncertainty) beneficially impacts post-acquisition performance. Among deal characteristics, cash and friendly acquisitions tend to perform better in the long-run. There is also some evidence of synergies when acquirers from stronger corporate governance regimes acquire targets from weaker regimes.
We explore factors affecting the long-term performance of cross-border M&A, with a special focus on cultural distance between the countries of the two firms. Using a sample of over 400 cross-border acquisitions in the period 1991-2000, we find that contrary to general perception, cross-border acquisitions perform better in the long-run i f the acquirer and the target come from countries that are culturally more disparate. We use the Hofstede measure of cultural dimensions to define cultural distance and also examine alternative measures such as language, religion and legal origin to capture cultural differences. The positive effect of cultural distance persists after controlling for several deal-specific variables and country-level fixed effects, and is robust to alternative specifications and horizons of long-term performance. Divergence (convergence) in degree of individualism and hierarchy in power structures (attitudes towards uncertainty) beneficially impacts post-acquisition performance. Among deal characteristics, cash and friendly acquisitions tend to perform better in the long-run. There is also some evidence of synergies when acquirers from stronger corporate governance regimes acquire targets from weaker regimes.
Do financial returns to licensing divert faculty from basic research? In a life cycle model in which faculty can conduct basic and/or applied research (the latter can be licensed) licensing increases applied relative to basic effort. However, leisure falls so basic research need not suffer. If applied effort also leads to publishable output, then research output and stock of knowledge are higher with licensing than without. In a tenure system licensing has a positive effect on research output unless license incentives are high. Overall results suggest a positive impact of tenure on research output over the life cycle.
We explore factors affecting the long-term performance of cross-border M&A, with a special focus on cultural distance between the countries of the two firms. Using a sample of over 400 cross-border acquisitions in the period 1991-2000, we find that contrary to general perception, cross-border acquisitions perform better in the long-run i f the acquirer and the target come from countries that are culturally more disparate. We use the Hofstede measure of cultural dimensions to define cultural distance and also examine alternative measures such as language, religion and legal origin to capture cultural differences. The positive effect of cultural distance persists after controlling for several deal-specific variables and country-level fixed effects, and is robust to alternative specifications and horizons of long-term performance. Divergence (convergence) in degree of individualism and hierarchy in power structures (attitudes towards uncertainty) beneficially impacts post-acquisition performance. Among deal characteristics, cash and friendly acquisitions tend to perform better in the long-run. There is also some evidence of synergies when acquirers from stronger corporate governance regimes acquire targets from weaker regimes.
We thank Josh Lerner and participants of the NBER Workshop on Academic Entrepreneurship for comments. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation (SES 0094573), the Alan and Mildred Peterson Foundation, and the Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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