However, such training is seldom available for IJVGMs, particularly in the start-up phase of a venture involving two or more parent firms which embody disparate objectives, resources and policies. Since the parent firms themselves are often unsure of the exact form. The IJV will assume (Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, International, 1089; Harrigan, 1986),providing appropriate training and other support to the new GM is often nit possible. The barriers to providing such support are further increased by the existence of geographic and cultural differences associated with the IJV. These differences often require adaptation of policies and procedures for the requirements of the local context, yet these changes may thereby limit the usefulness of the organization’s existing support infrastructure.