In their partnership role supporting an international joint venture HR managers must

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Human Resources Management in International Joint Ventures: Directions for Research

The Academy of Management Review

Vol. 12, No. 3 (Jul., 1987)

, pp. 546-557 (12 pages)

Published By: Academy of Management

https://doi.org/10.2307/258520

https://www.jstor.org/stable/258520

Abstract

International joint ventures (IJVs) are becoming more common. This paper classifies the structural characteristics of IJVs and summarizes prevalent personnel problems in IJVs and potential problems that have been overlooked by the human resources literature. A classification of the different employee groups in IJVs is presented and directions for future research are discussed.

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Human Resources and International Joint Venture Performance: A System Perspective

Journal of International Business Studies

Vol. 36, No. 5 (Sep., 2005)

, pp. 505-518 (14 pages)

Published By: Palgrave Macmillan Journals

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3875186

Abstract

Building on general systems theory, we argue that the multi-system nature of the international joint venture (IJV) drives two distinct but inter-related sets of human resource (HR) issues: a set whose core is mainly within the venture subsystem (within-IJV HR set), producing a detrimental impact on venture performance; and a set associated mainly with the relational tension along the interface between the parent and the venture subsystem (relational/interface HR set). The relational set is detrimental at the system level, but actually has a positive performance impact at the venture subsystem level. Hierarchical regression results from a sample of 265 China-based IJVs offer support for the above hypotheses developed around the two sets of HR issues. We discuss implications for IJV theory, research, and practice.

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Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) is a top-ranked peer-reviewed journal in the field of international business; its goal is to publish insightful, innovative and impactful research on international business. JIBS is multidisciplinary in scope, and interdisciplinary in content and methodology. JIBS is an official publication of the Academy of International Business. JIBS is published 9 times a year.

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