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Joint Venture Ownership Structure And Performance: Japanese Joint Ventures In Asia, Shigefumi Makino
Joint Venture Ownership Structure And Performance: Japanese Joint Ventures In Asia, Shigefumi Makino
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This study examines the relationship between the ownership structure of international joint ventures (IJVs) and their performance. This under-researched relationship was examined using a JV ownership structure typology newly developed in this study. Four distinct JV ownership structures were identified based on both partner nationality and affiliation: Intrafirm JVs--those JVs formed between affiliated Japanese firms; Cross-national DJVs--those JVs formed between unaffiliated Japanese firms; Traditional IJVs-those JVs formed between Japanese and local firms; and Trinational IJVs--those JVs formed between Japanese and third-country based firms. Two primary hypotheses were tested: (1) a JV ownership structure is chosen primarily on the basis of …
A Test Of The Effects Of Leadership Style And Task Feedback On Self-Efficacy, Performance Quality And Attitudes, Christine M. Shea
A Test Of The Effects Of Leadership Style And Task Feedback On Self-Efficacy, Performance Quality And Attitudes, Christine M. Shea
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The present study examined the effect of three leadership styles (i.e., charismatic, structuring and considerate) and three feedback conditions (i.e., internal inspection, external inspection and no feedback) on individual performance on a manufacturing task and on attitudes towards the task and the leader.;One hundred and forty eight graduate business students were randomly assigned to one of three leadership conditions and one of three feedback conditions. They then participated in an exercise which required them to build four electrical wiring harnesses and complete a series of questionnaires. The questionnaires measured their self-efficacy before each trial and their attitude towards the task …
Ferrous Scrap Disposition Strategies: An Analytical Model Of Residual Disposal, Patrick Fraser Johnson
Ferrous Scrap Disposition Strategies: An Analytical Model Of Residual Disposal, Patrick Fraser Johnson
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Firms which generate ferrous scrap as a by-product of their manufacturing process ("generators") need to decide how to dispose of their scrap; their options include selling to steel mills, foundries or ferrous scrap processing companies ("processors"). The primary focus of this thesis is an examination of the alternative strategies available to generators.;An analytical framework was tested at twelve sites, with data collection and analysis guided by three research questions and eleven propositions. A range of variables was identified as influencing ferrous scrap disposal strategies which were classified as either drivers, moderators or outcomes; trade-offs among these variables defined the disposal …
Entrepreneurship In Multinational Corporations: The Initiative Process In Foreign Subsidiaries, Julian Mark Birkinshaw
Entrepreneurship In Multinational Corporations: The Initiative Process In Foreign Subsidiaries, Julian Mark Birkinshaw
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This is an empirical study of initiatives in the subsidiaries of multinational corporations. An initiative is the subsidiary-driven creation of a value-adding activity. While previous research has focused on the "world product mandates" earned as a result of initiatives, or the corporate systems that facilitate subsidiary initiatives, this study is concerned with the internal processes that actively drive subsidiary initiatives. This issue is of vital importance to subsidiary managers who are looking for ways to enhance their value-added role in the corporation: it also has substantial implications for corporate strategy and for theoretical models of multinational management and entrepreneurship.;Two research …