Lecture 8: Cross Culture

Question 1

What does hypothesis 1 say?

Answer 1

Differences in culture negatively associated with sociocultural outcomes
“Us v them”
SUPPORT

Question 2

What does proposition 1 say?

Answer 2

Nonmonotic relationship (what is learned can’t be unlearned, and so differences are beneficial to learning)

Question 3

What does proposition 2 say?

Answer 3

Sociocultural integration process interacts to realise synergy

Question 4

What does hypothesis 2 say?

Answer 4

Differences in culture are negatively associated with synergy realisation
DONT SUPPORT

Question 5

What does hypothesis 3a and 3b say?

Answer 5

Cultural differences negatively associated with announcement and post acquisition returns
DONT SUPPORT A
DO SUPPORT B

Question 6

What does hypothesis 4a,b,c say?

Answer 6

National culture less negatively associated than organisational culture in terms of sociocultural integration, synergy realisation and shareholder value
DO SUPPORT A
DO SUPPORT B
DONT SUPPORT C

Question 7

What does hypothesis 5a, b, c say?

Answer 7

Cultural differences more negatively associated with sociocultural integration, synergy realisation and shareholder value, when degree of relatedness is high than low
This because when high, integration is more needed
DO SUPPORT A
DO SUPPORT B
DONT SUPPORT C