The effects of within-country linguistic and religious diversity on foreign acquisitions

• Main Authors: DOW, Douglas, Ilya CUYPERS, Gokhan ERTUG
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: international acquisitions;foreign entry;language (language design; silent language; translation);religion;diversity; International Business; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5122; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6121/viewcontent/EffectsWithin_CountryLinguisticReligiousDiversity_jibs_20167.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article explores how within-country diversity of both language and religion influences the ownership structure of foreign acquisitions. Commentators have acknowledged the potential importance of “within-country diversity,” but to date this issue has received minimal empirical attention. We prop...