Antecedents of international joint ventures’ past, present and future: a meta-analytical review
International Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN: 1746-8809
Article publication date: 18 May 2021
Issue publication date: 21 September 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The last two decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the body of research on the theoretical perspective of the performance of international joint ventures (IJVs). However, the evidence on the antecedents of IJVs performance is inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to critically review the quantitative studies on the antecedents of the performance of IJVs to identify the research gaps in this area and to prepare a future research agenda using the theory, context, characteristics and methodology (TCCM) framework.
Design/methodology/approach
Meta-Analysis review is conducted on 97 papers from A*, A and B category journals from the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List.
Findings
The results reveal the homogeneity in antecedents such as administrative distance, BOD (board of directors) involvement, resource interdependency, flexibility, learning, competitive overlap, cultural distance, R&D (research and development) intensity, contract, relatedness, the existence of a local IJVs partner, trust, operational experience, partners capability, size asymmetry, goal congruency, capital adequacy, economic distance and heterogeneity in the antecedents such as equity ownership, commitment, control, cooperation and conflict are heterogeneous.
Originality/value
This review seeks to provide deeper insights, which help us to contribute toward the development of the research field of antecedents of the performance of IJVs. The authors have synthesized 97 independent samples with a total sample size of 52,268.
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Citation
Batra, I., Gupta, M. and Dhir, S. (2021), "Antecedents of international joint ventures’ past, present and future: a meta-analytical review", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. 16 No. 7, pp. 1430-1453. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2020-0053
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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