International business partnership : Issues and concerns
- New York Palgrave Macmillan 2001
- 232p xvi
Table of contents Introduction; PART I: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP ACROSS THE FENCE: CONTEXTUAL AND SETTING UP ISSUES Cross-Border Partnership: The Context Partner Selection: Motivation and Objectives; PART II: ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: INTERNAL MATTERS Autonomy and Effectiveness of Equity International Joint Ventures (IJVs) Learning in International Joint Ventures; PART III: ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: THE CULTURAL CHALLENGE Merging Organisational Cultures: Lessons for International Joint Ventures National Culture and Cross-Border Partnerships; PART IV: ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: SIZE MATTERS Inter-organisational relationships and firm size; PART V: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP ACROSS THE FENCE IN EUROPE Interfirm Linkages: The European Experience; PART VI: THE FATE OF THE OFF-SPRING The Endgame