As the State relinquishes its role as coordinator of interorganizational asset transfers, how do interdendent suppliers and users of complementary assets find each other and manage transactions for these assets? This study compares the emerging market structure of two different types of...

Does a firm engage in a joint venture with a technologically advanced foreign partner to complement or substitute investments in its own technological capabilities? We address this question in a comparative study of 222 Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers and Sino-foreign joint ventures. A...