Why Joint Ventures Fail

 

Common Reasons for
Joint Venture Difficulties

 

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Research indicates that 50 to 70% of all joint ventures fail. Not many CEOs of joint ventures characterized their venture as "very successful".

 

Joint Venture (JV)

Benefits of JVs

 

 

 

Hewitt listed some common reasons for joint venture difficulties. The major difficulties are:

▪ The philosophy governing expectations and objectives of the joint venture is unclear

▪ There's an imbalance in the level of investment and expertise brought to the JV by the two parent organizations

▪ The senior leadership and management teams for the JV receive inadequate identification, support, and compensation

▪ The joint venture partners possess disparate, and often conflicting corporate cultures and operational styles

▪ The joint venture's size is modest compared to the two parent organizations

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