A theory of host country sentiments: an illustration in cross-border acquisitions

• Main Authors: YIU, Daphne W., WAN, William P., CHEN, Kelly Xing, TIAN, Xiaocong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Social sentiments; Host country sentiments; Social discourses; Multinational enterprise strategy; Cross-border acquisition; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7401
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Capitalizing on massive sentiment diffusion and mobilization aided by mass media and social media nowadays, we introduce a general theory of host country sentiments to illuminate the granular, context-situated, and time dynamic power of social sentiments. We posit that host country is a value-laden...