Demirbag M.Demirbag M.Weir D.T.H.Weir D.T.H.Mirza H.2024-08-042024-08-0420031068-6061https://doi.org/10.1300/J130v08n01_06https://hdl.handle.net/11616/90981Despite the increasing popularity of international joint ventures and strategic alliances, experiences and observations of businessmen and managers alike suggest that this type of organisation is not complication-free. These complications may cause some distinct disadvantages; such company marriages may even end up with divorce, if they are overlooked or ignored. This research is based on an in-depth study of manufacturing joint ventures with Turkish partners. This article discusses trust/forbearance, cultural distance, inter-partner conflicts, commitment, and their impact on joint venture performance. Through the path analysis, the paper offers a model as to the sequencing of the various component factors and puts them in a usable framework. Thus, the paper develops the notion that trust/forbearance is a key dimension for under standing the performance of international joint ventures and strategic alliances alike. © 2002 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessJoint ventureTrustTurkeyTurkish partnersArticle81-211114010.1300/J130v08n01_062-s2.0-33645280826N/A