Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Capital Flow.

Intro -- JOINT VENTURES,MERGERS ANDACQUISITIONS, AND CAPITAL FLOW -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- RESEARCH AND REVIEW STUDIES -- CORPORATE JOINT VENTURES:MARKET EVIDENCE -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL DISCUSSION AND HYPOTHESIS DEVELOPMENT -- DATA,METHODOLOGY AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- EMPIRICAL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- 4.1 Univariate Analysis -- 4.2 Multivariate Analysis -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- THE ROLE OF CREDIBLE COMMITMENTS IN JOINTVENTURE MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SOURCES OF CREDIBLE COMMITMENTS: INSTITUTIONS ANDORGANIZATIONS -- 3. CREDIBLE COMMITMENTS AND SAFEGUARDS -- 4. CREDIBLE COMMITMENTS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONSTRATEGIES -- 5.MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND HYPOTHESIS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? DESIRED HRM GOALSAND ACHIEVED HRM GOALS IN SINO-AMERICANINTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES -- HRM as one of the key factors to explain an IJV success -- HRM a goal perspective -- An analysis of the goal differences -- Hypotheses -- Hypothesis 1: Based on the cultural differences, Chinese and Americanpartners in Sino-American IJV will show different HRM goal priorities. -- Hypothesis 2: Based on the cultural differences between the U.S. and China,Chinese and American partners in Sino-American IJVs have differentevaluations of the success of their HRM goal achievement. -- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS -- REFERENCES -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS DEFINITION ANDCORPORATE GROWTH:THE IMPACT OF M&A -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RELATED RESEARCH AND LITERATURE -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN THE NIGERIANENERGY SECTOR: BANKS'ROLES AND LESSONS OFEXPERIENCE1 -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT -- III. NIGERIA'S ENERGY STATUS.