Experience Teaches Slowly: Non‐linear Effects of Top Management Teams’ International Experience on Post‐acquisition Performance

Piaskowska, Dorota, Trojanowski, Grzegorz, Tharyan, Rajesh and Ray, Suparna (2022) Experience Teaches Slowly: Non‐linear Effects of Top Management Teams’ International Experience on Post‐acquisition Performance. British Journal of Management, 33 (4). pp. 1774-1802. ISSN 1045-3172

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Abstract

Executives’ international experience is commonly considered a critical asset for multinational companies. The underlying presumption is that individuals learn from international experience. We revisit this presumption and propose a conceptualization of learning from international experience that accounts for the process and challenges of such learning. We use this conceptualization to examine how the international experience of top management team (TMT) members affects firm performance following cross-border acquisition decisions of these TMTs. Empirical analyses addressing potential endogeneity concerns show that high, but not low, levels of TMT international experience have a positive impact, and that these effects are moderated by TMT nationality diversity.

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Additional Information: Funding Information: This research has been financially supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (grant no. RES‐061‐25‐0416) and University College Dublin (grant no. R10479). The opinions presented are those of the authors and not of the funding bodies. We would like to thank Alessandra Cepparulo and Pawel Lewandowski for their excellent research assistance and Sorin Krammer, Mary Parkinson and Roberto Ragozzino for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper.
Subjects: X900 Others in Education
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: John Coen
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2022 11:29
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2022 09:20
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/50275

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