Highly-skilled migrants and Cross-border M&A: Firm-level evidence

Based on a relational view of international business, we investigate the role of migrant inventors in cross-border mergers and acquisitions undertaken by R&D-active firms. We hypothesize that the migrant inventors’ international social networks can be leveraged by their employers in order to ide...

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Published in:Journal of international business studies 2020-07, Vol.51 (5)
Main Authors: Lissoni, F., Useche, D., Miguelez, E.
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