DIMENSIONS OF MANAGEMENT STYLE COMPATIBILITY AND CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITION OUTCOME

Abstract

This paper examines how differences in management styles impact the performance of cross-border acquisitions. Two principal findings are reported. First, the study focuses on the individual dimensions of management style and highlights the particular influence that differences in risk orientation exert on acquisition outcome. This result, although unexpected, is argued to be consistent with prior literature that places risk orientation in a central role within organisational behaviour. Second, the relationship between management style compatibility and cross-border acquisition performance is found to be contingent upon the level of organisational interaction imposed by the post-acquisition process. Implications are drawn for both researchers and practitioners.

Citation

Schoenberg, R. (2004), "DIMENSIONS OF MANAGEMENT STYLE COMPATIBILITY AND CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITION OUTCOME", Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions (Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 149-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-361X(04)03007-8