Once upon a time in a foreign market: The role of cultural distance in the economic performance of multilateral non-equity partnerships

Serdar Yayla, Omer Cem Kutlubay, Mesut Cicek and Sengun Yeniyurt

International Business Review, 2023, vol. 32, issue 4

Abstract: As a consequence of globalization and advancements in technology, international collaborations, which bring together partners from different cultural backgrounds, have become increasingly prominent in the business world. While several studies have examined the impact of cultural distance on the performance of such partnerships, they have tended to focus on bilateral relationships, and the results they have produced are conflicting. By building on the resource-based view and distinguishing the differences between the concepts of cultural distance among partners and the cultural distance of partnerships from target markets, the present study provides insights into the role of cultural distance in the performance of multilateral project-based non-equity collaborations. Drawing on a sample of 1183 movies that were released in the U.S. between the years 2000 and 2020, this study demonstrates that while projects co-produced by culturally distant partners have yielded higher revenues, the cultural distance of partnerships from target markets can have a negative impact on economic performance. Furthermore, the results show that partnerships formed with firms that originated in countries that have greater diversity perform better in the target market, and such partnerships manage cultural distance more efficiently.

Keywords: Cultural distance; Hofstede; Multiple regression analysis; Resource-based view; Non-equity partnerships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102139

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