The impact of partner diversity within multiparty international joint ventures

Alexander Mohr, Chengang Wang, Anthony Goerzen

Publication: Scientific journalJournal articlepeer-review

Abstract

Despite the significant role that multiparty international joint ventures (MPIJVs) play within multinational enterprises, we know little about the significant challenges associated with the management of these ventures. Therefore, we combine the Resource-based View of the Firm and Transaction Cost Economics to investigate the effects of the key aspects of partner diversity (i.e., variety, balance, and disparity) on MPIJV dissolution. We test our hypotheses using a dataset of 248 MPIJVs in China. We find empirical support for a U-curve shaped effect of variety and a negative linear effect of balance on MPIJV dissolution.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)883 - 894
JournalInternational Business Review
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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