Purpose – Prior research on joint venture (JV) formation often examines a single focal firm and assumes it has a single motive for collaboration. This study seeks to investigate how formation motives of partner firms are symmetrically coupled. It considers motives in the context of different...

Expects that the entry of Turkey into the customs union with Europe in January 1996 will spur the flow of European foreign direct investment (FDI) to Turkey with European companies being attracted by the relatively fast‐growing Turkish market. With Turkey likely to become an ever‐more...

This article examines the nature and role of foreign direct investment in Bulgaria. Set in the context of the transitional economies of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the article serves to illustrate the importance of foreign direct investment in bolstering the market system,...