This article, to date, is the first to consolidate, review, and integrate over 250 earlier studies
that examine the country-specific determinants of cross-border mergers and acquisitions …

A fast growing number of studies demonstrates that language diversity influences almost all
management decisions in modern multinational corporations. Whereas no doubt remains …

Information asymmetry is a condition wherein one party in a relationship has more or better
information than another. The information asymmetry concept is widely diffused throughout …

Transaction cost theory (TCT) has been fruitfully applied to a wide range of organizational
phenomena, as reflected in a vast and evolving body of research. However, in part due to …

Despite the long-standing research interest in the pre-deal phase of mergers and
acquisitions, many important questions remain unanswered. We review and synthesize the …

Despite the growing importance of CEOs' international experience (IE), we have yet to gain
sufficient insights into its conceptualization and effect on firm outcomes. Based on prior …

Scholarship in finance has paid relatively little attention to the role of culture in financial
decision-making compared to other business disciplines and economics. This paper will …

The Nordic countries top the rankings of all global indexes on gender equality. Their global
reputation is underlined by the United Nations' description of Norway as a 'haven of gender …

Research summary: Extending research on the effect of experience on acquisition
outcomes, we examine how the differential in previous M&A experience between the target …

This paper explores the assumptions underlying the core concept of language used in the
growing field of language‐sensitive research in international management. We reviewed 92 …