TY - JOUR
T1 - The control design and performance in international joint ventures : a dynamic evolution perspective
AU - ZHANG, Yan
AU - LI, Haiyang
PY - 2001/6/1
Y1 - 2001/6/1
N2 - This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between the control design and performance across eight international joint ventures (IJVs) operating in China. We find that the control design of an IJV tends to evolve along a continuum toward independence and better performance from a shared management type, through a dominant parent type, to an independent type. During the evolution process, IJV performance becomes a motivating force to stimulate the evolution of the control design. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
AB - This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between the control design and performance across eight international joint ventures (IJVs) operating in China. We find that the control design of an IJV tends to evolve along a continuum toward independence and better performance from a shared management type, through a dominant parent type, to an independent type. During the evolution process, IJV performance becomes a motivating force to stimulate the evolution of the control design. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
KW - Control design
KW - International joint venture
KW - Performance
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6871
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037916242&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0969-5931(01)00020-8
DO - 10.1016/S0969-5931(01)00020-8
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0969-5931
VL - 10
SP - 341
EP - 362
JO - International Business Review
JF - International Business Review
IS - 3
ER -