Symbiotic ownership, cultural alignment, and firm performance: A test among international strategic alliances
Ji Li,
Chris W.L. Chu,
Xinran Wang,
Hong Zhu,
Guiyao Tang and
Yuanyi Chen
International Business Review, 2012, vol. 21, issue 6, 987-997
Abstract:
Based on a sample of 61 international firms in China with industry symbiosis, we examine the effects of cultural alignment on firm performance. We first predict that symbiosis will have a negative effect on firm performance. After that, focusing on the most dimension of culture, i.e., collectivism/individualism, we also predict that in a society with a high collectivistic value, organizational collectivism will be positively correlated with firm performance because of its alignment with the prevailing societal culture. Finally, we predict that this cultural value should have a moderating effect on the relationship between symbiosis and performance. Data are collected from multiple sources to test these predictions. The results of the data analyses show the benefits of building a collectivistic organizational culture for firms with a high level of industry symbiosis.
Keywords: Firm performance; Industry symbiosis; Insurance industry; Multinational enterprises; Organizational culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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