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Competitive Advantage of Sino-British Joint Venture

Author : Junaid Javaid

Publisher : GRIN Verlag

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 33,77 MB

Release : 2013-10-14

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 3656516650

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Project Report from the year 2013 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, University of Bedfordshire, course: MBA, language: English, abstract: This report is written on the topic named “Competitive Advantage of Sino-British Joint Ventures in China”. This study has examined five Sino-British Joint Ventures (one company each from the Chemical, Telecommunication & Environmental Consulting Sectors). In general the large number of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and domestic companies operating in China are increasingly becoming competitive. In this regard, Joint Ventures based on Sino-British orientation are facing tough competition in the Chinese territory. Majority of studies conducted on the International Joint Ventures (IJV) are seems to focus more on partnership and with its related issues (Ownership & Control, Cultural Differences, Cross-Cultural Management, Strategic Goals & Formation, Technology Transfer & Performance). It has been determined that competitive issues are appeared to be neglected. This report is aims to discuss the Joint Ventures’ competitive success & failure from the perspective of Resource-Based View (RBV) and Strategic Positioning by taking into consideration the significant factors (Partnership & Locational Specific Factors). Different Case Studies are examined on the basis of following concerns: (i) Distinguished Traits of each Joint Venture (ii) Configuration of Activities involved in the Value Chain process with Positioning Strategy (iii) Partnership in accordance with configuration of Resources and Capabilities with the Operational activities (iv) Significance of Locational specific factors and (v) Sources of Sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, the report also discusses the implications of this study on the concept of Joint Ventures on the general basis. The implications are based on certain aspects (appropriate boundary for the brief understanding of International Strategic Alliance, Development of critical & valuable resources within the context of Organisational & Local context and the exploitation of vertical linkages across the value chain processes.





The Chinese Business Environment

Author : Fuming Jiang

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 450 pages

File Size : 48,54 MB

Release : 2006-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9781781959831

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This unique annotated bibliography contains the most important studies of the Chinese business environment, comprising almost 1000 references to articles published in English-language journals in the past fifteen years or so. The editors have sought to focus on those writings that deal fairly directly with the impact of the Chinese business environment on foreign firms doing business in China. Each work is fully referenced in a standard format, has a brief description of its subject matter and has been given a classification code ensuring quick and easy identification of all articles on any given subject. This book will serve as a reference book for scholars and researchers of Asian studies - China most particularly - and international business. Senior executives and middle level managers of multinational corporations who have been operating in, or who wish to business in and with China would also find this a useful and rich source of information.



China’s Grand Strategy

Author : Andrew Scobell

Publisher : Rand Corporation

Page : 155 pages

File Size : 42,60 MB

Release : 2020-07-27

Category : History

ISBN : 1977404200

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To explore what extended competition between the United States and China might entail out to 2050, the authors of this report identified and characterized China’s grand strategy, analyzed its component national strategies (diplomacy, economics, science and technology, and military affairs), and assessed how successful China might be at implementing these over the next three decades.



Interpartner Dynamics in Strategic Alliances

Author : T. K. Das

Publisher : IAP

Page : 337 pages

File Size : 34,21 MB

Release : 2013-04-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1623961378

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Interpartner Dynamics in Strategic Alliances is a volume in the book series Research in Strategic Alliances that will focus on providing a robust and comprehensive forum for new scholarship in the field of strategic alliances. In particular, the books in the series will cover new views of interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks and models, significant practical problems of alliance organization and management, and emerging areas of inquiry. The series will also include comprehensive empirical studies of selected segments of business, economic, industrial, government, and non-profit activities with wide prevalence of strategic alliances. Through the ongoing release of focused topical titles, this book series will seek to disseminate theoretical insights and practical management information that will enable interested professionals to gain a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the field of strategic alliances. Interpartner Dynamics in Strategic Alliances contains contributions by leading scholars in the field of strategic alliance research. The 13 chapters in this volume cover a number of significant topics that speak to the critical issues in the interactions between partner firms in strategic alliances. The chapter topics cover both the broader issues, such as relational mechanisms in alliances, role of interpersonal networks, parental control of joint ventures, conflict management, interpartner diversity, and multilevel embeddedness in multilateral alliances, and the more focused problems of alliance competence, roles of third parties, accounting for partner trust, relationship quality in construction alliances, and how natural resources may impact alliance formation. The chapters include empirical as well as conceptual treatments of the selected topics, and collectively present a wide-ranging review of the noteworthy research perspectives on interpartner dynamics in strategic alliances.



The Future of Chinese Management

Author : Malcolm Warner

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 25,49 MB

Release : 2004-11-23

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1135757003

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The papers that comprise this study examine the ongoing state of management reforms in the People's Republic of China. The contributors explain how and why these reforms came about and where they are heading.



Managing Across Cultures

Author : Mohamed Branine

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 721 pages

File Size : 16,2 MB

Release : 2011-03-17

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1446243907

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Managing across Cultures introduces the concepts, policies and practices of managing resources in different socioeconomic, political and cultural contexts. It is structured on a country-by-country basis to allow a closer and more rigorous examination of the factors that influence labour market trends, organization and employment policies and practices in specific countries. The book: - includes dedicated chapters on emerging economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America - provides an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and the practical implications of different national approaches to management in a clear and coherent style -packed with case studies and examples from a wide range of geographical contexts - contains learning features such as: learning objectives; tasks; summaries; suggestions for further reading; and revision questions.



Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy

Author : Giovanni Battista Dagnino

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 617 pages

File Size : 15,91 MB

Release : 2012-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0857938681

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The Handbook of Research on Competitive Strategy presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art picture of current strategic management issues and demarcates the major investigation strands that are likely to shape the field into the future. The Handbook is the outcome of a far-reaching endeavour including new contributions from highly-reputed experts around the world, outlining the conceptual and empirical advancements and assessing the promises and practical relevance of the competitive strategy field. Looking at key areas such as alliances and innovation, ownership and networks, coopetition and entrepreneurship, multinational and trust management, and firm's financial structures and business models, the book sets a research agenda for the future of competitive strategy research. Gathering various solid branches of investigation that revolve around specific theories and applications (such as the socio-cognitive perspective, the strategy-as-practice view, and the most recent developments in competitive dynamics and the resource-based perspective of the firm), this inspiring and thought-provoking Handbook will provide executives, entrepreneurs, students and scholars in management with many insights into the nature and process of competitive strategy emergence, configuration and development.



Cooperative Strategy

Author : John Child

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 624 pages

File Size : 45,9 MB

Release : 2019-05-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 019254599X

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Cooperation has become the leading strategy adopted by business and other organizations. It is taking on new forms that are adapted to changing market expectations and technological possibilities in the rapidly evolving business environment. This new edition of Cooperative Strategy provides a comprehensive view of the practical and theoretical literature concerning cooperative strategies, and the alliance and network organizational forms that are the enablers of these strategies. It takes the reader through the stages of developing a cooperative alliance, from choosing a cooperative form and selecting partners, to establishing an alliance and managing the process of cooperation. It examines cooperative strategies in different sectors as well as internationally, and discusses performance criteria and evolution of cooperation over time. With insights from internationally recognized experts on cooperative strategy, this book presents extensive research on the topic while also addressing practical issues of alliance management.