Determinants of international joint venture performance measurement： A theoretical framework

International joint ventures （IJVs） have increasingly their role in business world and also in research field of international business. There have been a lot of studies related to determinant factors of IJV performance. However, there are very few studies focusing on the measurement of I Jr performance. Especially, researchers have ignored how foreign parent firms really choose their measures in the evaluation of their IJV performance. This research investigates determinant factors of performance measures of 1JVs. Determinant factors of IJV performance measures include motives for establishment, establishment mode, location of IJVs, distribution of ownership in IJVs, cultural background of parent firms, and trust between partners, IJV life stages, parent firms＇ international experience, and relatedness of the IJVs to their parents. Performance measures are divided into financial measures and non-financial measures. The paper shows how different determinant factors are expected to lead foreign parent firms preferring one kind of measure over the other.     

SME Foreign Direct Investment: An Examination of the Joint Venture Experiences of German and U.K. Small and Medium Sized Firms in China

Joint Ventures (JVs) have become popular vehicles for foreign market servicing, but few studies have focused on the joint venturing activities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This article examines the activities of 9 U.K. and 12 German SME joint ventures in China. Based on a questionnaire survey and in-depth case interviews, it reveals that the JVs, though successful, are not without their problems and the experiences are similar to those of large multi-national enterprises. As the key to success is the choice of the joint venture partner, assistance is required to help SMEs identify and select appropriate partners.     

Management of Sino-Sino Joint Ventures

Abstract

Since China's implementation of its open-door policy in 1979, the most effective way to obtain a foothold has proved to be to create joint ventures (JV) with a Chinese business partner. The foreign partner provides the transfer of technology, management skills, financing and access to international markets, whilst the Chinese partner contributes a production base with cheap land and labor, contacts with central and local government officials and access to the domestic Chinese market. The Chinese economy has benefited to a large extent from the creation of joint ventures in the past two decades. Hong Kong firms have used China as a production base for many years, usually with great success and to the mutual benefit of both. However, although Hong Kong firms had considerable experiences in running business and manufacturing operations in China, several have suffered substantially from their investment in joint ventures with Chinese partners. This paper evaluates various issues relating to the performance of equity joint ventures in China. The evaluation is based on a case study of four Sino-Hong Kong joint venture manufacturing firms in the electronics industry, and the findings of this paper indicate that there are number of important factors affecting the stability of joint ventures in China. Foreign investors' experiences in other areas may not be applicable to their investment in China because the operation of a joint venture in China is inevitably faced with a variety of problems that the foreign firms may not have encountered before.     

The Status of Training and Development in U.S.-People's Republic of China Joint Ventures

Abstract

A random sample of 177 U.S.-People&s Republic of China joint ventures was selected from 705 such undertakings identified. The questionnaire was based on three forms of Training Magazine&s annual survey. It was translated into Chinese, and cross-translated to insure accuracy, after validation by U.S. managers with experience in China and Chinese business experts. After many follow up efforts, a response rate of 36% was achieved. The survey revealed types of training currently offered and planned during the next two years, and the methods used. Comparisons were made with similar studies conducted in the United States and the Republic of Korea.     

中外合资经营企业转让定价实证研究——以山东省为例

中外合资经营企业作为跨国公司进入中国市场一种方式,其转让定价问题日益突出。通过利用2001～2005年的公开统计数据,对山东省中外合资经营工业企业的利润转移情况进行了定量分析,得出了比较科学的结论。     

供应链合作伙伴关系研究

供应链合作伙伴关系是影响供应链运作绩效的重要因素,加强供应链合作伙伴关系管理意义重大。本文从建立合作伙伴对整个供应链的益处与风险进行分析,总结了合作伙伴选择的过程和方法,列举了合作伙伴选择时应考虑的影响因素,从产品、交货行为、企业环境评价、信任度、服务等方面进行了详细阐述,并提出了合作伙伴的跟踪管理思想。     

企业营销合作伙伴选择的误区分析

选择合适的合作伙伴是开展合作营销的关键。对此,很多企业很谨慎,但是在实际操作中依然会走入某些选择误区,使合作伙伴的选择不能实现有效性和最优化,这给企业以后的合作带来很大的隐患。研究这些选择误区,从而采取有效措施,避免其给企业带来巨大损失,意义重大。     

International Comparisons of Australia's Infrastructure Performance

International benchmarking has played a key role in the reform of Australia's infrastructure industries by promoting indirect or yardstick competition, in highlighting the need for further reform and building a consensus for implementing necessary changes. The international benchmarking of infrastructure performance by the Bureau of Industry Economics (BIE) between 1991 and 1996 did much to focus attention on the need for change. The BIE examined the performance of eight infrastructure industries relative to international best practice: electricity, rail freight, telecommunications, the waterfront, road freight, coastal shipping, aviation and gas supply. Performance comparisons concentrated on indicators of price, service quality, labour productivity and capital productivity. This paper reviews and summarises the performance comparisons the BIE undertook over the last three years of its infrastructure benchmarking program. The BIE international benchmarking program provides a useful role model for other countries wanting to seriously pursue reform of their infrastructure industries.     

基于小波网络的虚拟企业伙伴综合评价方法

为客观地评价合作伙伴,建立了虚拟企业合作伙伴的评价指标体系。在此基础上,针对指标体系权重未知的情况,提出了基于小波网络的合作伙伴评价及选择方法,并利用共轭梯度法优化小波网络参数,从而有效避免了传统的伙伴选择方法的不足。最后,结合案例,对候选伙伴做出了较为客观地评价,验证了方法的可行性。     

基于TOPSIS的航天工程项目合作伙伴选择方法

合作伙伴的科学选择是航天工程项目成功的关键。分析了我国航天工程项目合作伙伴管理的现状,构建了包含组织层、项目层和环境层的航天工程项目合作伙伴评价指标体系,通过信息熵和层次分析法进行组合赋权,建立了TOPSIS法评价模型。最后通过航天工程项目某航天器零部件的合作伙伴选择实例验证该评价体系具有较强的科学性和实用性。     

基于ANP方法的物流外包合作伙伴选择

讨论了ANP方法的基本原理和解决复杂决策问题的步骤,并基于ANP理论及其应用软件Super-Decision研究和求解了物流外包合作伙伴选择的问题。     

Managing Competing Institutional Logics in Public–Private Joint Ventures

Abstract

Cross-sector inter-organizational partnerships, alliances and networks have become extremely popular. Yet, we may expect competing societal-level institutional logics to play an important role in cross-sector alliances, hence making their management central to alliance success. This article responds to the general research question: How do participants of public–private joint ventures manage competing institutional logics? Based on in-depth interviews we empirically characterize two competing logics in a cross-sector collaborative and identify two practices used to cope with them.     

供应链的合作伙伴选择方法综述

首先讨论建立供应链合作伙伴关系的意义以及如何建立合作伙伴关系,接着讨论影响合作伙伴的关键成功因素和合作伙伴选择的指标体系,最后总结了合作伙伴选择的十个方法。