Recent research shows that ingrained modes of production cause long-lasting cultural differences in individualist-versus-collectivist psychologies. Specifically, individuals from wheat-growing regions display significantly more individualistic characteristics than their more...

We investigate the association between a firm’s political connections and its merger and acquisition (M&A) performance. Using a sample of M&A deals made by politically connected acquirers and their matched non-connected peers across 22 countries, we find that political connections play an...

Extending Dunning's investment development path, this study examines the impact of human mobility, a neglected factor, on Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) using time-series analysis. Our findings show that the two-way mobility of highly skilled Chinese students and scholars...

Employing a panel database, this article investigates empirically the behaviour, at an industry level, of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the People's Republic of China for the period 1991--2005. The study reports that many of the cross-border M&As over the past decades in China...