知识产权制度距离对中国企业跨国技术并购的影响分析

Impact of Intellectual Property Rights Institutional Distance on Chinese Cross-Border Technology Acquisitions

本文以制度理论为基础,通过对2005—2018年中国企业实施的249起跨国技术并购事件的分析,深入探讨知识产权制度距离对跨国技术并购持续时间、股权选择的影响。研究发现:①知识产权制度距离与并购持续时间呈倒U型关系,即随着知识产权制度距离的增大,并购持续时间先延长后缩短;②知识产权制度距离与并购股权比例呈U型关系,即在知识产权制度相似和相异程度较大的东道国,中国企业通常会选择高股权并购模式。本研究丰富了制度距离和企业跨国并购的相关研究,识别出知识产权制度距离影响中国企业跨国技术并购过程的拐点。

Based on the 249 cross-border technology acquisitions undertaken by Chinese firms from 2005—2018,this study,drawing on institutional theory,examines the impact of intellectual property rights institutional(IPRI)distance on the completion duration and equity choice of cross-border technology acquisitions.The results reveal that:①There is an inverted U-shaped relationship between IPRI distance and the completion duration of M&A,in other words,with an increase in IPRI distance,the completion duration of M&A increases firstly and then decreases;②There is a U-shaped relationship between IPRI distance and the equity ratio of M&A,in other words,in host countries with very similar or different levels of intellectual property institutions,Chinese firms are more likely to choose high-equity acquisitions.This study enriches the research on institutional distance and cross-border M&A,and uncovers the turning point of IPRI distance affecting the cross-border technology acquisitions of Chinese firms.