Do corporate governance and culture matter in cross-border acquisitions? Some Chinese evidence
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(1).2018.09
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Article InfoVolume 15 2018, Issue #1, pp. 90-105
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The Chinese market for corporate control has recently gained much academic attention. This research constructs a sample of 159 cross-border acquisitions made by 123 Chinese firms between 2010 and 2014 and relates the roles of governance and culture to the wealth effects of mergers. First, the shareholders of Chinese bidders experience gains upon the announcement of overseas mergers. Second, country- and firm-level governance notably affects the cumulative abnormal returns of Chinese acquirers. Lastly, and however, the cultural distance per Hofstede’s (1980) four cultural dimensions does not appear to be a significant factor in determining the shareholder wealth of Chinese purchasers.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)G34, G14, Z1
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References27
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- Table 1. Trends in cross-border deals announced by listed Chinese acquirers
- Table 2. Cross-border acquisitions by Chinese firms by the legal systems of target countries
- Table 3. Variables
- Table 4. Cumulative abnormal returns for Chinese acquirers
- Table 5. Cumulative abnormal returns for Chinese acquirers, continued
- Table 1A. Summary statistics
- Table 2A. Correlation coefficients
- Table 3A. Regression results
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