Seeking strategic assets within cross-border acquisition waves: a study of Indian firms

There is evidence to suggest that cross-border acquisitions by emerging market firms exhibit a wave-like pattern. In this paper, we examine the timing of cross-border acquisitions with a strategic asset-seeking motive within cross-border acquisition waves. Our findings suggest that emerging market firms are more likely to pursue acquisitions with a strategic asset-seeking motive during the early and decline phases of the wave, and lower during...