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What determines performance of cross‐border M&As by Chinese companies? An absorptive capacity perspective

Ping Deng · 2010 · Thunderbird International Business Review

Summary. Chinese companies increasingly use cross-border mergers and acquisitions to gain knowledge and strategic assets. This paper examines whether Chinese firms can effectively acquire and integrate these assets by analyzing their absorptive capacity—their ability to identify, assimilate, integrate, and apply external knowledge. Through case studies of Lenovo and TCL acquisitions, the authors show that acquisition performance depends heavily on the acquiring firm's absorptive capacity across multiple dimensions.

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Deng, P.. (2010). What determines performance of cross‐border M&As by Chinese companies? An absorptive capacity perspective. Thunderbird International Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.20376

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DOI
10.1002/tie.20376
Countries
China
Regions
Asia
Categories
innovation-networks, entrepreneurship, general-innovation
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2026-04-28