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Intro -- CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURESIN CHINA: FORMATION,EVOLUTION AND OPERATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- 1. INTRODUCTION: CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURESIN CHINA AND GUANGDONG -- 1.1 THE ECONOMIC TAKEOFF OF CHINA AND GUANGDONG: THEROLE OF FDI -- 1.2. THREE MAJOR FORMS OF FDI INCHINA AND GUANGDONG -- 1.3. THE RISE OF CJVS: INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND -- 1.4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- 2. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS -- 2.1. THE THEORY OF THE FIRM: TRANSACTIONCOSTS AND AGENCY CONTRACTS -- 2.2. THE THEORY OF MNES -- 2.3. A DYNAMIC THEORY OF THE FIRM'S GROWTH -- 2.4. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM -- 2.5. ORGANISATION DESIGN OF THE FIRM -- 3. FDI IN CHINA AND HONG KONG'SINVESTMENT IN GUANGDONG -- 3.1. FDI IN CHINA -- 1979-1985: The Initial Stage -- 1986-1990: The Slow Growth -- 1991-1993: The Boom -- 1994-1997: The Continuing Growth -- 1998-2000: The Crossroad -- 3.2. HONG KONG'S INVESTMENT IN GUANGDONG -- 4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- 4.1. THE SUBCONTRACTING CHOICE -- Transaction Cost Analysis of Subcontracting Choice -- Strategic Motivations of Subcontracting Choice -- 4.2. THE MANAGEMENT OF SUBCONTRACTING RELATIONSHIP -- The Protective Mechanisms of Subcontracting Relationship -- 4.3. RELATIONAL SUBCONTRACTING: THE CONTRACTUAL JOINTVENTURE AND ITS ALTERNATIVESIN A COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK -- PandA Contracts: Quasi-Market Alternatives to CJVs -- EJVs and WFOEs: Hierarchical Alternatives to CJVs -- Hypotheses -- 5. METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE FIRMS -- 5.1. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES -- The Choice of a Structured Interview -- Participant Observation, Key Informants and Case Studies -- 5.2. SAMPLING METHOD AND STATISTICAL TOOLS -- Sampling Method -- Statistical Tools -- 5.3. SAMPLE FIRMS' CHARACTERISTICS -- 6. THE CONTRACTING CHOICE, TRANSACTIONSPECIFICFEATURES, AND OWNERSHIP ADVANTAGESOF CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURES.
6.1. THE CONTRACTING CHOICE OF CJVS -- 6.2. TRANSACTION SPECIFIC INVESTMENT FEATURES OF CJVS -- 6.3. OWNERSHIP ADVANTAGES OF CJVS: TRANSFER ANDSUSTAINABILITY -- 7. THE CHARACTERS OF CONTRACTUAL JOINTVENTURE PARTNERSHIPS -- 7.1. COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS OF CJV PARTNERS -- 7.2. LEARNING BETWEEN CJV PARTNERS -- Learning by local partners -- Learning by Hong Kong Partners -- 7.3. BARGAINING POWER, LEARNING RACE AND INTERDEPENDENCE -- Box 7.1. Case study of SH company: technology transfer through localisation -- Box 7.2. Case study of SH company: learning through localisation -- 8. THE MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR ANDPERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTUAL JOINT VENTURES -- 8.1. THE STRUCTURE OF MANAGEMENT CONTROL -- 8.2. TRUST AND CONTROL MECHANISMS -- 8.3. DISPUTES, DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CJVS' PERFORMANCE -- Box 8.1. Case study of SC company: cooperation without intervention -- Box 8.2. Case study of SC company: creating a mutual respect and trust -- 9. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX: QUESTIONNAIRE -- PART 1. GENERAL INFORMATION -- PART 2. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREIGN ANDDOMESTIC PARTNERS -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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