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Knowledge transfer and cross-border acquisition performance : the impact of cultural distance and employee retention

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Ahammad, Mohammad Faisal, Tarba, Shlomo Yedidia, Liu, Yipeng and Glaister, Keith W. (2016) Knowledge transfer and cross-border acquisition performance : the impact of cultural distance and employee retention. International Business Review, 25 (1 Part A). pp. 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.06.015

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Abstract

The current understanding of when and how knowledge transfer leads to cross-border acquisition (CBA) success is still limited. The aims of the paper are to provide new insights into the factors that facilitate or impede knowledge transfer, and to examine the impact of knowledge transfer on CBA performance. The data were gathered via a cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire on a sample of UK firms that had acquired North American and European firms. The findings indicate that knowledge transfer and employee retention have positive influence on CBA performance. In addition, organizational culture differences have a negative influence on CBA performance, but also mediate the relationship between knowledge transfer and CBA performance. No direct or mediating effect of national cultural distance has been found on knowledge transfer and CBA performance. One of the important contributions of the present paper is the development of a conceptual framework incorporating the mediating effect of national cultural distance, organizational culture differences, and employee retention on knowledge transfer and acquisition performance. Moreover, we have tested the two distinct types of knowledge transfer namely knowledge transfer in the functional area and knowledge transfer in the general management area, thus making a contribution to the existing literature on knowledge transfer in CBAs.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Consolidation and merger of corporations, Employee retention
Journal or Publication Title: International Business Review
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0969-5931
Official Date: February 2016
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February 2016Published
15 July 2015Available
Volume: 25
Number: 1 Part A
Number of Pages: 10
Page Range: pp. 66-75
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.06.015
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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