A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book
Diaspora Networks in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
Authors: William Y. Degbey, Kimberly M. Ellis
Editors: Maria Elo, Indianna Minto-Coy
Publication year: 2019
Book title : Diaspora Networks in International Business: Perspectives for Understanding and Managing Diaspora Business and Resources
Series title: Contributions to Management Science
First page : 407
Last page: 421
ISBN: 978-3-319-91094-9
eISBN: 978-3-319-91095-6
ISSN: 1431-1941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91095-6_21(external)
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91095-6_21(external)
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/37577036(external)
This chapter conceptually explores how diaspora networks influence
cross-border M&As in Africa. It seeks to build on both network and resourcebased
perspectives, and makes contribution by developing a conceptual model and
testable propositions that draw explicitly on the concept of diaspora networks to
inform both scholarly and practitioner research on African cross-border M&A
performance. The model shows how diasporic ties of the acquiring firm senior
leaders may influence outcomes associated with African cross-border M&As. Additionally,
three main variables—diaspora’s time spent outside Africa, tribal ties with
government officials and target firm owners/managers and shared colonial heritage—
are proposed to moderate the effects of diaspora networks on post-M&A
performance. Finally, implications for practice and further studies are also discussed.
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