Attributional tendencies in cultural explanations of M&A performance

This paper focuses on managers' attributions of M&A performance. Our analysis indicates that there is a linear association between performance and attributions to cultural differences, which is moderated by prior experience. Furthermore, our results suggest that there is a curvilinear assoc...

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Published in:	Strategic management journal 2014-09, Vol.35 (9), p.1302-1317
Main Authors:	Vaara, Eero, Junni, Paulina, Sarala, Riikka M., Ehrnrooth, Mats, Koveshnikov, Alexei
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	acquisition Acquisitions & mergers Attribution Attribution theory Blame Business administration Conceptualization Corporate culture Corporate mergers Corporate strategies Correlation analysis Cultural differences culture Economics and Finance Humanities and Social Sciences integration Management styles Managers merger Research biases Self esteem Social psychology Statistical variance Studies
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