Acquisitions by EMNCs in Developed Markets : An Organisational Learning Perspective

International audienceThe article discusses a study which examined whether emerging market firms' international experience and home-country characteristics influence their acquisition behaviour in developed countries. During the 1999-2008 period, the study gathered data from acquisitions made by firms from the Brazil, Russia, India and China countries. Results of the study showed that there is a link between international acquisition experience and the likelihood of related acquisitions.