During the past 50 years, several consulting companies introduced important new ideas that extended management theory and improved management practice. This paper draws upon public sources and the authors’ personal experiences to describe how three management consulting companies created and...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Problems with Traditional Management -- Introduction -- Which Way in a New Business Environment? -- The Trust and Transparency Problem -- The Cost Management Problem --...

1. Introduction : what do we know about international joint ventures? -- 2. Strategic motives and performance -- 3. The nature of partner selection -- 4. Management control -- 5. Decision-making autonomy -- 6. Learning to manage international joint ventures -- 7. Partnering skills and...