As firms increasingly engage in partnership with other firms though international joint ventures (IJV), differences in motives and national cultures cause conflicts to occur. This article examines the influence of the type of ownership control and the national cultural background of foreign parent firms on their conflict management strategy as used in their IJVs. Based on Killing (198325. Killing , J. P. ( 1983 ). Strategies for joint ventures success . New York , NY : Praeger Publishers .View all references), ownership control is categorized into dominant control, equal control, and minor control. Hofstede's (200122. Hofstede , G. ( 2001 ). Culture's consequences: Comparing values, behaviors, institutions and organizations across nations , (2nd ed.) . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications .View all references) five cultural dimensions are adopted to typify national cultures. Taking a step forward from previous studies, this study shows that the ownership control position and national cultural background influence the choices of conflict management strategies foreign parent firms make.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSconflict management strategy, international joint venture, national culture, ownership controlRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15475778.2011.571642
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