Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 440-447.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2022.03.018

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Impact of Enterprises’Human Capital Structure on International M&A Performance: Based on Moderating Effect of Entrepreneurs′ Educational Background

LIU Ye1, WEI Xin-li1, QIAO Lei2   

  1. 1. School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110169, China; 2. Hebei Branch of CDB, Shijiazhuang 050011, China.
  • Revised:2020-09-28 Accepted:2020-09-28 Published:2022-05-18
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Abstract: The human capital structure of enterprises is divided into four dimensions: employee educational level, employee salary, employee training and employee turnover. The listed enterprises with international mergers and acquisitions(M&A) since 2004 are used as the research sample to study the impact of enterprises’ human capital structure on the international M&A performance. The results show that the relation between employees’ average educational level and international M&A performance in high-tech enterprises presents a U structure, employee turnover has a negative impact on the international M&A performance of high-tech enterprises and non-high-tech enterprises, entrepreneurs’educational backgrounds have a positive moderating effect on enterprises’ human capital structure and international M&A performance.

Key words: human capital; entrepreneur; high-tech enterprise; educational background; international M&A performance

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