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This study examines the role of home market context and nature of business in cross-border acquisitions by
service sector and non-service sector firms. Beginning with the assumption that international acquisitions by
EMNCs are primarily strategic asset seeking investments, we propose that due to inherent differences in market
conditions and nature of business, service sector acquisitions outperform those by non-service sector.
Furthermore, though the decision to acquire management control in the target has desirable consequences, it
has a differential impact on acquisition performance depending on whether the acquiring firm is located in a
service or non-service sector. Acquiring control of resources post-acquisition is more beneficial to non-service
sector EMNCs than to service sector EMNCs. Our findings are supported by analysis of 540 cross-border
acquisitions by Indian firms over the period 2000-2007. (For more information, please contact: Sathyajit Gubbi,
University of Groningen, Netherlands: s.r.gubbi@rug.nl)
Session: 2.1.7 - Competitive
Track: 13 – Teaching IB
Assessing and Enhancing Multicultural Perspectives in IB Students
Presented On: July 2, 2012 - 09:00-10:15
Chair: Vas Taras, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Student Perceptions of Internationalization, Multiculturalism, and Diversity in the Business School
Matthew C. Mitchell, Drake University
Darcie Vandegrift, Drake University
Over the last five decades business schools all over the world have adapted their strategies for introducing the
theoretical and pedagogical consequences of globalization. Educational institutions have gone to great lengths
to internationalize their curricula to stay current with the most recent trends in the globalizing economy. As this
evolution takes place, the issues of multiculturalism and diversity are increasingly included in the
internationalization dialogue. Important questions are being asked and answered: What is the relationship
between internationalization, multiculturalism, and diversity How are they similar How are they different
Can business schools successfully address all three Can they afford not to What is the role of the
international business faculty in leading these initiatives These questions and many others are explored in this
article. We use qualitative focus groups to examine student's personal experiences of internationalization,
multiculturalism, and diversity in the business school. Next, we examine the institutional response to the
mandate to integrate all three issues into a coherent and effective curriculum. Finally, we offer brief concluding
recommendations about how to balance these complementary educational goals. (For more information, please
contact: Matthew C. Mitchell, Drake University, USA: matthew.mitchell@drake.edu)
Changing Minds: International Business and Student Attitudes towards Globalization in Qatar and Hong Kong
Amit Das, Qatar University
Pamsy P. Hui, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shobha Das, Qatar University
This paper reports on how student attitudes towards globalization changed upon completing International
Business course in two mid-sized universities, one in the Middle East and the other in East Asia. We examined
students' awareness of globalization – economic, political, and cultural – and their perception of its impacts
through questionnaire surveys administered at the start and end of the IB course. Paired t-tests show that
students' awareness of globalization and diversity, and their knowledge of international trade issues generally
increased between the start and end of the course. On the other hand, their perceptions of impacts of
globalization, tolerance for diversity, support for free market policies, and attitudes towards inbound FDI
showed little or no change. Our paper illustrates a systematic approach to collecting evidence of the efficacy of
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