International Joint Ventures: Economic and Organizational Perspectives

International Joint Ventures: Economic and Organizational Perspectives is the result of a symposium on International Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances held by the Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation at Pennsylvania State University. The book gives a cross-disciplinary treatment of the economic and managerial issues affecting joint venture formation, operation and performance, including subjects ranging from the impact of international trade policy to cross-cultural communication on joint venture operations. The volume enriches our understanding of each discipline from the vantage point of the other, building a more complete understanding of joint ventures as a mode of entry into domestic and international markets.
Two categories of question are analyzed: issues of importance to the joint potential and actual participants in a joint venture, and issues related to the social effects of joint ventures from the point of view of society as a whole or its agent, the regulator. The questions are addressed using simple theoretical models and conceptual discussions as well as empirical analyses.
Audience: Executives, policy makers and scholars of economics, decision analysis, political science and management.

Klappentext

International Joint Ventures: Economic and Organizational Perspectives is the result of a symposium on International Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances held by the Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation at Pennsylvania State University. The book gives a cross-disciplinary treatment of the economic and managerial issues affecting joint venture formation, operation and performance, including subjects ranging from the impact of international trade policy to cross-cultural communication on joint venture operations. The volume enriches our understanding of each discipline from the vantage point of the other, building a more complete understanding of joint ventures as a mode of entry into domestic and international markets. Two categories of question are analyzed: issues of importance to the joint potential and actual participants in a joint venture, and issues related to the social effects of joint ventures from the point of view of society as a whole or its agent, the regulator. The questions are addressed using simple theoretical models and conceptual discussions as well as empirical analyses. Audience: Executives, policy makers and scholars of economics, decision analysis, political science and management.

Inhalt
Joint Ventures as a Means of Assembling Complementary Inputs.- Noncooperative, Cooperative, and Delegative R&D.- Networks of Innovators: Evidence from Canadian Patents.- Patterns of Strategic Alliances between Rival Firms.- Agency Costs and the Structure and Performance of International Joint Ventures.- Bargaining Power, Management Control, and Performance in U.S.-China Joint Ventures: A Comparative Case Study.- Barriers to International Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances: A Commentary.- Transnational Patterns in Commercial Class Aircraft Manufacturing: Why and How.- Antitrust Analysis of Joint Ventures: An Overview.