We investigate the emphasis that buyers place on each of five performance measurement dimensions (technology, quality, delivery, service, and cost) when they select suppliers and allocate orders among those suppliers. The results of a comparative case study of six large buyers in the electronics...

Chinese firms listing in the U.S. via reverse mergers (CRMs) have dominated prior media, regulator and research attention. Yet CRMs have effectively ceased, leaving Chinese firms listing via initial public offerings (CIPOs) as the relevant remaining class of Chinese firms listing on U.S....

Unlike free-standing companies, joint ventures involve more complex governance structures and organizational systems. Because of interpartner dependence in the managerial process, it is more difficult for joint ventures to configure their strategies with environmental dynamics. Without such...