Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2010
Abstract
The authors examine the growth and survival of international joint ventures (IJVs) from a legitimacy perspective. In a sample of 291 Sino-Japanese joint ventures in China, they found that Chinese parent age, Chinese parent size, and IJV industry relatedness to either parent had a positive effect on IJV growth and/or survival. However, IJV industry relatedness to both parents led to lower rates of IJV growth and survival. The findings highlight the importance for IJVs to obtain both external and internal legitimacy, as well as the difficulties IJVs face in acquiring internal legitimacy from both parents simultaneously.
Keywords
legitimacy, growth, survival, international joint ventures
Discipline
International Business | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
Publication
Journal of Management
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
426
Last Page
448
ISSN
0149-2063
Identifier
10.1177/0149206305281399
Publisher
SAGE
Citation
LU, Jane W. and XU, Dean.
Growth and survival of international joint ventures: An external-internal legitimacy perspective. (2010). Journal of Management. 32, (3), 426-448.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2642
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206305281399