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Cultural Differences in Trust in High-Tech International Business Ventures: The Case of a US-Poland Cooperation

Cultural Differences in Trust in High-Tech International Business Ventures: The Case of a US-Poland Cooperation
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Author(s): Alexandra Gerbasi (Grenoble Ecole de Management, France & California State University Northridge, USA)and Dominika Latusek (Kozminski Business School, Poland)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 10
Source title: Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch051

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Abstract

This chapter presents results from the qualitative field study conducted in a Silicon Valley-based American-Polish start-up joint venture. It investigates the issues of collaboration within one firm that is made up of individuals from two countries that differ dramatically in generalized trust: Poland and the United States. The authors explore differences between thick, knowledge-based forms of trust and thin, more social capital-oriented forms of trust, and they discuss how these affect collaboration between representatives of both cultures. Finally, the authors address how these differences in trust can both benefit an organization and also cause it difficulties in managing its employees.

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