Creating and Managing Joint Ventures in China

Impact of culture on ‘partner selection criteria’ in East Asian international joint ventures

“…Once joint ventures are formed they are enduring. This is supported by studies which report that the IJVs in China have been relatively more stable and successful (Beamish 1993;Davidson 1987;Newman 1992;Yan 1998). Our findings that the level of conflicts is low also suggest that the parties to the joint venture want to maintain a harmonious relationship.…”

International Joint Ventures: Economic and Organizational Perspectives

“…Then, negotiations will never happen." This evidence is consistent with previous reports that the ownership pattern in international joint ventures in China has reflected both partners' needs and has not posed a major issue in joint-venture negotiations (Davidson 1987;Pearson 1991).…”

“…Recent research has focused on the rapid proliferation of international joint ventures in the transformational (from centrally controlled to market-oriented) economies, such as that of the People's Republic of China (Child 1991;Pomfret 1991;Pearson 1991;Davidson 1987;Daniels, Krug, and Nigh 1985;Beamish 1993). Very little research on the relationships among bargaining power, control, and performance has been reported on joint ventures in China.…”

International joint venture: Buy-out and subsidiary

“…6 Joint venture is viewed as a transitional form of organization both in developing and developed countries. International joint ventures may be a way to enter foreign markets when the local regulations prohibit whole foreign ownership (Davidson, 1987;Fayerweather, 1982); whenever such constraints are removed, joint ventures tend to become wholly owned subsidiaries (Contractor, 1990). The issue of instability of international joint ventures in response to a shift in government policy has been discussed in the literature (see Harrigan, 1984;Harrigan and Newman, 1990;Brewer, 1992;Boddewyn and Brewer, 1994, etc.).…”