Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix
| Variables | Mean | SD | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Cross-border acq. in emerg. mkt | 0.19 | 0.40 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Context exp | 0.34 | 1.02 | 0.13* | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| (3) | Reg. eff. dist | 5.18 | 8.57 | −0.57* | −0.04 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| (4) | Country gov. dist | 0.03 | 0.57 | −0.52* | −0.02 | 0.53* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| (5) | Fin. dev. dist | 1.31 | 0.61 | −0.47* | −0.05 | 0.59* | 0.40* | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (6) | Cultural dist | 1.63 | 1.08 | −0.21* | −0.01 | 0.47* | 0.57* | 0.41* | 1.00 | |||||||
| (7) | Acq. listing | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.12* | 0.24* | −0.06 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.05 | 1.00 | ||||||
| (8) | Acq. size | 8.17 | 0.91 | 0.21* | 0.31* | −0.07 | −0.11* | −0.08 | −0.04 | 0.38* | 1.00 | |||||
| (9) | Acq. liquidity | 1.72 | 2.79 | −0.04 | −0.05 | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.04 | −0.10* | 1.00 | ||||
| (10) | Acq. performance | 3.54 | 11.21 | 0.04 | 0.03 | −0.11* | −0.08 | −0.05 | −0.11* | −0.07 | 0.16* | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||
| (11) | Geographic experience | 0.45 | 1.02 | −0.14* | 0.29* | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.11* | 0.31* | 0.23* | −0.05 | −0.03 | 1.00 | ||
| (12) | Target mkt size | 5.60 | 0.77 | −0.21* | −0.08 | 0.22* | −0.20* | 0.29* | −0.26* | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |
| (13) | Geographic distance | 3,313 | 3,354 | 0.34* | 0.15* | 0.10* | −0.24* | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.10* | 0.16* | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.05 | 0.28* | 1.00 |
| (14) | Business relatedness | 0.44 | 0.50 | −0.02 | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.07 | −0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00 | −0.06 |
| Variables | Mean | SD | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Cross-border acq. in emerg. mkt | 0.19 | 0.40 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| (2) | Context exp | 0.34 | 1.02 | 0.13* | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| (3) | Reg. eff. dist | 5.18 | 8.57 | −0.57* | −0.04 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| (4) | Country gov. dist | 0.03 | 0.57 | −0.52* | −0.02 | 0.53* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| (5) | Fin. dev. dist | 1.31 | 0.61 | −0.47* | −0.05 | 0.59* | 0.40* | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (6) | Cultural dist | 1.63 | 1.08 | −0.21* | −0.01 | 0.47* | 0.57* | 0.41* | 1.00 | |||||||
| (7) | Acq. listing | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.12* | 0.24* | −0.06 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.05 | 1.00 | ||||||
| (8) | Acq. size | 8.17 | 0.91 | 0.21* | 0.31* | −0.07 | −0.11* | −0.08 | −0.04 | 0.38* | 1.00 | |||||
| (9) | Acq. liquidity | 1.72 | 2.79 | −0.04 | −0.05 | −0.03 | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.04 | −0.10* | 1.00 | ||||
| (10) | Acq. performance | 3.54 | 11.21 | 0.04 | 0.03 | −0.11* | −0.08 | −0.05 | −0.11* | −0.07 | 0.16* | −0.01 | 1.00 | |||
| (11) | Geographic experience | 0.45 | 1.02 | −0.14* | 0.29* | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.11* | 0.31* | 0.23* | −0.05 | −0.03 | 1.00 | ||
| (12) | Target mkt size | 5.60 | 0.77 | −0.21* | −0.08 | 0.22* | −0.20* | 0.29* | −0.26* | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.07 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |
| (13) | Geographic distance | 3,313 | 3,354 | 0.34* | 0.15* | 0.10* | −0.24* | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.10* | 0.16* | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.05 | 0.28* | 1.00 |
| (14) | Business relatedness | 0.44 | 0.50 | −0.02 | 0.08 | −0.05 | 0.00 | −0.05 | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.07 | −0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00 | −0.06 |
Note(s): Time and industry dummies have not been reported for space reasons
Significance level: *p < 0.5
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