Résumés
Abstract
We study the role of cultural distance in the choice of payment method in cross-border acquisitions. Our results based on French acquirers show that cultural distance increases the likelihood of payment in cash, which is not the case of geographical distance and linguistic difference. We also find that the most significant dimension of culture is uncertainty avoidance and that cultural distance matters most when integration of the target into the acquirer’s organizational structure is expected to be challenging. These results suggest that cash payment is a means to achieve greater control over the target, particularly when the risk of dissent is high.
Keywords:
- Acquisitions,
- cultural distance,
- payment method,
- integration,
- control
Résumé
Nous étudions l’effet de la distance culturelle sur le choix du moyen de paiement dans les fusions-acquisitions internationales. Nos résultats fondés sur un échantillon d’acquéreurs français montrent que la distance culturelle accroit la probabilité d’un paiement en espèces. Ce n’est pas le cas avec la distance géographique ni avec la distance linguistique. Nous montrons également que la dimension culturelle la plus importante est l’aversion à l’incertitude et que la distance culturelle joue un rôle plus grand lorsque l’intégration de la société cible dans la structure organisationnelle de l’acquéreur apparait plus délicate. Ces résultats indiquent que le paiement en espèces constitue le moyen de mieux contrôler la cible, notamment lorsque le risque de désaccord est important.
Mots-clés :
- Acquisitions,
- distance culturelle,
- moyen de paiement,
- intégration,
- contrôle
Resumen
Estudiamos el impacto de la distancia cultural en la elección del método de pago en las adquisiciones transfronterizas. Nuestros resultados basados en compradores franceses demuestran que la distancia cultural aumenta la probabilidad de pago en efectivo, que no es el caso de la distancia geográfica y la diferencia lingüística, mientras que el efecto de la diferencia legal se subsume en el de distancia cultural. También encontramos que la dimensión más importante de la cultura es la evitación de la incertidumbre y que la distancia cultural más importante cuando se espera que la integración de la empresa en la estructura organizacional del comprador sea un desafío. Estos resultados sugieren que el pago en efectivo es un medio para lograr un mayor control del objetivo, sobre todo cuando el riesgo de disenso es alto.
Palabras clave:
- Adquisiciones,
- distancia cultural,
- medios de pago,
- integración,
- control
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