Opportunism and trust in cross- national lateral collaboration: the Renault-Nissan Alliance and a theory of equity-trust

Kentaro Mikami, Ikegami, Jusuke “jj” and Allan Bird

Journal of World Business, 2022, vol. 57, issue 3

Abstract: Post-merger integration governance and management mechanisms facilitating lateral collaboration remain opaque. In an analysis of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, we abduce a theory of equity-trust by drawing on microfoundations theory and four types of organizational justice. We identify five practices that motivate distributive, procedural, informational, and interactional justice, and find that these practices discourage opportunistic behavior and foster trust thereby influencing alliance performance in two ways: sum of the parts and learning and synergies. Our findings contribute to understanding cross-national lateral collaboration in the form of symbiotic post-merger integration in strategic alliances.

Keywords: Organizational justice; Renault-Nissan Alliance; Alliance governance; Cross-border alliance; Cross-border M&A; Alliance management capability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101286

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