This study addresses the negotiation effect in the context of cross-cultural joint ventures (JV) in a volatile environment. We examined how negotiation variables are linked to the subsequent performance of JV operations. Our analysis of 155 JVs suggests that topic inclusiveness and term...

Finding effective mechanisms that can overcome liabilities of foreignness (LOFs) is the central issue in the study of LOFs. This study proposes that such mechanisms comprise defensive options and offensive options. Defensive mechanisms include contract protection, parental control, parental...

This article introduces a new lens that addresses cultural interaction in global business. Shifting away from viewing culture in terms of its differences, the cultural friction lens captures the nature and magnitude of interaction between the cultural systems engaged in cross-border businesses....

This study assesses the configuration between strategic orientation and industrial environment for Chinese township and village enterprises (TVEs), the organizational form which has played an increasingly important role in Chinese economic development and structural reform. We argue that the...

Clan-ähnliche Netzwerke von Industrieunternehmen beeinflussen und erleichtern das Betriebsgeschehen. Es empfiehlt sich, auch in mit Auslandskapital finanzierten Unternehmen, auf historisch gewachsenes kulturelles Verhalten Rücksicht zu nehmen. Beispiele "Guanxi", "Mianzi" und "Renqing"....