Table 1.

Contribution relative to prior research

PaperEmpirical settingKey findingsModerating variables
Lyles and Baird (1994) 60 foreign IJVs operating in Hungary and PolandThe conflict has no effect on IJV performanceNo
Cullen et al. (1995) 89 Japanese IJVs operating in foreign countriesThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Fey and Beamish (1999) 40 foreign IJVs operating in RussiaThe conflict has a positive effect on IJV performanceNo
Ding (1997) 34 IJVs of US firms operating in ChinaThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Demirbag and Mirza (2000) 47 foreign IJVs operating in TurkeyThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Fey and Beamish (2000) 40 foreign IJVs operating in RussiaThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Kemp and Ghauri (2001) 78 IJVs operating in NetherlandThe conflict has no effect on IJV performanceNo
Steensma and Lyles (2000) 121 IJVs of European and US firms operating in HungaryThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Kauser and Shaw (2004) 114 ISAs (ICAs and IJVs) of British firms with partners from USA, EU and JapanThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Pak et al. (2009) 100 foreign IJVs operating in KoreaThe conflict has no effect on IJV performanceNo
Westman and Thorgren (2016) Swedish IJV operating in East European countryThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Tetteh et al. (2023b)53 foreign IJVs operating in GhanaThe conflict has a negative effect on IJV performanceNo
Present study89 IJVs of Nordic firms operating in foreign countriesThe conflict has a positive effect on IJV performance while using problem-solving strategy, no effect while using compromising strategy and negative impact while using forcing strategyConflict resolution strategies (problem-solving, compromising and forcing)
Note(s):

ISAs = international strategic alliances; ICAs = international cooperative alliances

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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