One view of IJVs (international joint ventures) is that they represent a continuous negotiation of interests between parent organizations. Success or failure depends in large part, therefore, upon the collaborative attitudes held by those involved with the ongoing operation of the IJV. Based on a survey and follow-up interviews with US participants in US-based JVs (joint ventures) between US and Japanese parent companies in the auto supply industry, it is considered the influence of several context and interaction variables on the collaborative attitudes held by US IJV participants. Results of the study indicate that the influence of context variables on collaborative attitudes is strongest if it is not filtered through the concerns associated with a participant's specific IJV tasks and responsibilities. Results also suggest that the influence of interaction variables is strongest when a basic level of communication has already been established. The findings of the study hold several important implications for human resource management practices to promote collaboration among participants in dyadic IJVs. The conventional emphasis on cross-cultural awareness in preparing participants for IJV assignments typically focuses on differences in national cultures and customs. In orientation and training programs, it is important to build upon similarities as it is to reconcile differences in establishing collaborative working relationships. Managers should avoid assuming that collaborative attitudes at the interpersonal level will automatically carry over to interactions at the operational level, where within-group communication appears to be the dominant mode. Collaboration at the operational level needs to be reinforced in two important ways. The orientation activities that helped to develop collaborative attitudes at the interpersonal level of interaction should be continued throughout participants' IJV involvement. Employee performance appraisal systems should include measures of initiative and success in developing productive working relationships with counterparts.
Human resource collaboration issues in international joint ventures: A study of US-Japanese auto supply IJVs
Management International Review - MIR ; 43 , 3 ; 311-327
2003
17 Seiten, 2 Tabellen, 42 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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