Title: Host country factors and international joint venture survival in the Middle East and North Africa

Authors: Dora Triki; Emna Moalla; Ulrike Mayrhofer

Addresses: ESCE International Business School, INSEEC U Research Centre, 10 rue Sextius Michel, 75015 Paris, France ' ESSCA School of Management, 55, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France ' Université Côte d'Azur, IAE Nice, GRM, 5, rue du 22ème B.C.A., 06357 Nice Cedex 4, Nice, France

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to analyse the influence of three host country-specific variables (political risk, cultural distance, level of economic development) on International Joint Venture (IJV) survival in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The authors compiled a database of 124 IJVs established in MENA countries. The findings demonstrate that cultural distance and the level of economic development have an impact on IJV survival whereas political risk does not seem to affect IJV sustainability in this region. The study contributes to the debate about the role of host country factors for IJV survival, indicating that these factors may vary across geographic regions.

Keywords: survival; international joint ventures; political risk; cultural distance; level of economic development; MENA region.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.134642

European Journal of International Management, 2023 Vol.21 No.4, pp.661 - 686

Received: 24 Oct 2018
Accepted: 26 Jul 2019
Published online: 03 Nov 2023 *

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