Complementarity and Similarity of Partners in International Mergers
Complementarity and Similarity of Partners in International Mergers
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国际并购中合作伙伴的互补性和相似性
DOI:
10.1207/s15324834basp1703_4
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
T. D. Boer
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作者:
J. V. Oudenhoven;T. D. Boer
The effects of degree of cultural and strategic similarity on the preference for a potential merger candidate were investigated. The main objective of the study was to test predictions based on the similarity-attraction hypothesis, Bryne and Clore's (1970) reinforcement-affect model, and social identity theory in the context of mergers. Ninety senior managers were asked to imagine that they were chief executive officers of a stimulus company. They read a description of their "own" company and the companies of two potential merger candidates. Next, they were asked to express their willingness to merge with each of the other companies and to assess the probability of success as well as the amount of resistance within their company to such a merger. A 2 (Merger Candidate Strategic Aspects: Similar vs. Complementary) x 3 (Degree of Discrepancy Between Departments Within the Companies: Low vs. Moderate vs. High) x 2 (Merger Candidate Cultural Aspects: Similar vs. Dissimilar) x 2 (Level of Integration Required:...