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Trust, control, interactionand performancein IJVs: A taxonomy of German-Chinese Joint Ventures
Mohr, Alexander T. - 2004
Control and trust are recurring themes in the analysis of the management of International Joint Ventures (IJVs). Both …, studies that have empirically tested the existence and nature of the mechanisms that are assumed to link control and trust to … taking place between the JV partners. Analysing the interaction processes in the context of control, trust and performance is …
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Joint venture breakup and the exploration-exploitation trade-off
Van Long, Ngo; Soubeyran, Antoine; Soubeyran, Raphael - 2009
This paper explores the effect of a potential joint-venture breakup on the level of technology transfer in a set-up with exploration-exploitation trade-offs in the presence of time compression costs. We consider a joint-venture relationship between a technologically advanced multinational firm...
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Export, foreign direct investment, and joint ventures: Learning the rival's costs through propinquity
Creane, Anthony; Miyagiwa, Kaz - 2007
We examine the role of cost uncertainty in a firm's choice between exporting and foreign investment in oligopolistic industry. We consider both foreign direct investment and an international joint venture, and allow country-specific and firm-specific cost uncertainty. Unlike exporting, either...
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Cooperation and asymmetry: The development profile of an East-West corporate project
Dörr, Gerlinde; Kessel, Tanja - 2002
in providing the stability needed for the learning process. The study discusses findings at three levels of integration …
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The role of country-of-origin characteristics for foreign direct investment and technical cooperation in post-reform India
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Vadlamannati, Krishna … - 2011
The decisions of foreign investors on technical cooperation versus equity engagements and on the degree of ownership in FDI projects are likely to depend on their relative bargaining position vis-à-vis the host country. India provides an interesting case for analyzing the interplay between...
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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions - and particularly trust in banks, business and government - has declined … over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in …
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Trust in public institutions over the business cycle
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - 2011
the most suffered the biggest loss in confidence in institutions, particularly in trust in government and the financial …We document that trust in public institutions and particularly trust in banks, business and government has declined … over recent years. U.S. time series evidence suggests that this partly reflects the pro-cyclical nature of trust in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278438
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Whole versus Shared Ownership of Foreign Affiliates
Stähler, Frank; Ryan, Michael; Raff, Horst - 2007
This paper studies why multinational firms often share ownership of a foreign affiliate with a local partner even in the absence of government restrictions on ownership. We show that shared ownership may arise, if (i) the partner owns assets that are potentially important for the investment...
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The Choice of Market Entry Mode: Greenfield Investment, M&A and Joint Venture
Stähler, Frank; Ryan, Michael; Raff, Horst - 2007
Multinationals may enter a host market by different modes of foreign direct investment (FDI). This paper examines the choice of FDI mode, and shows that the profitability of greenfield investment influences this choice not only directly, but also indirectly since it determines the outside option...
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Mode of international investment and endogenous risk of expropriation
Dadasov, Ramin; Lorz, Oliver - 2010
In this paper, we develop a politico-economic model to analyze the relationship between the mode of international investment and institutional quality in a non-democratic capital importing country. Foreign investors from a capital-rich North can either purchase productive assets in a...
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