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International Acquisitions by Indian Firms: Implications for Research on Emerging Multinationals


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1 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
2 Indian Institute of Management Calcutta & Fulbright Research Scholar at Fox School of Business, Temple University., India
     

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The rising phenomenon of crossborder acquisitions by emerging multinational companies from India provides a real time opportunity for scholars to unearth its distinctive character. Yet, going by the limited scholarly material documenting this phenomenon, there appears to be gap between practice and academia. The authors attempt to spur the imagination of the research community by revealing several anomalies in the broad pattern of data visible in crossborder acquisitions by Indian firms and the many merits of exploring its nuances. Using the Indian case as an exemplar of emerging economy context and analyzing some of the stylized aspects of the available data,the paper uncovers the numerous research questions that arise and thus provide an agenda for future research.
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Authors

Sougata Ray
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
Sathyajit R. Gubbi
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta & Fulbright Research Scholar at Fox School of Business, Temple University., India

Abstract


The rising phenomenon of crossborder acquisitions by emerging multinational companies from India provides a real time opportunity for scholars to unearth its distinctive character. Yet, going by the limited scholarly material documenting this phenomenon, there appears to be gap between practice and academia. The authors attempt to spur the imagination of the research community by revealing several anomalies in the broad pattern of data visible in crossborder acquisitions by Indian firms and the many merits of exploring its nuances. Using the Indian case as an exemplar of emerging economy context and analyzing some of the stylized aspects of the available data,the paper uncovers the numerous research questions that arise and thus provide an agenda for future research.

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