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Strategic Business Alliances examines key issues in the analysis, management and performance of international joint ventures using a sample of UK-European equity joint ventures. The authors consider the viewpoint of all configurations of the international joint venture - UK parent, European parent and joint venture management. Factors discussed include motives for formation, partner selection criteria, joint venture management, and control and performance, all of which have been identified in the literature as the core dimensions of joint venture activity. The book also explores the emerging issue of learning in strategic alliances, as well as the sensitive question of cultural differences in the mix of factors that surround the complexities of modern international joint ventures. Empirical evidence examined by the authors suggests that learning and cultural differences are vital elements in the operation and performance of these ventures. Given that inter-firm collaborative activity in an increasingly globalized world economy is a crucial aspect of the strategy of many firms, this book will be invaluable to students, researchers and academics with an interest in international business and strategic management. Managers and practitioners who require insight into the core dimensions of international joint venture activity will also find this book very useful.
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Strategic Business Alliances
NEW HORIZONS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Series Editor: Peter J. Buckley Centre for International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL), UK The New Horizons in International Business series has established itself as the world’s leading forum for the presentation of new ideas in international business research. It offers pre-eminent contributions in the areas of multinational enterprise – including foreign direct investment, business strategy and corporate alliances, global competitive strategies, and entrepreneurship. In short, this series constitutes essential reading for academics, business strategists and policy makers alike. Titles in the series include: Alliance Capitalism and Corporate Management Entrepreneurial Cooperation in Knowledge Based Economies Edited by John H. Dunning and Gavin Boyd The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals An Agenda for Management, Policy and Research Edited by Thomas L. Brewer, Stephen Young and Stephen E. Guisinger Transnational Corporations, Technology and Economic Development Backward Linkages and Knowledge Transfer in South East Asia Axèle Giroud Alliance Capitalism for the New American Economy Edited by Alan M. Rugman and Gavin Boyd The Structural Foundations of International Finance Problems of Growth and Stability Edited by Pier Carlo Padoan, Paul A. Brenton and Gavin Boyd The New Competition for Inward Investment Companies, Institutions and Territorial Development Edited by Nicholas Phelps and Philip Raines Multinational Enterprises, Innovative Strategies and Systems of Innovation Edited by John Cantwell and José Molero Multinational Firms’ Location and the New Economic Geography Edited by Jean-Louis Mucchielli and Thierry Mayer Free Trade in the Americas Economic and Politicial Issues for Governments and Firms Edited by Sidney Weintraub, Alan M. Rugman and Gavin Boyd Economic Integration and Multinational Investment Behaviour European and East Asian Experiences Edited by Pierre-Bruno Ruffini Strategic Business Alliances An Examination of the Core Dimensions Keith W. Glaister, Rumy Husan and Peter J. Buckley Investment Strategies in Emerging Markets Edited by Saul Estrin and Klaus E. Meyer
Strategic Business Alliances An Examination of the Core Dimensions
Keith W. Glaister, Professor of International Strategic Management, Centre for International Business, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK
Rumy Husan, Senior Lecturer in the Business