JOINT VENTURES Joint ventures are business ventures formed by two or more companies to achieve aspecific‚ but limited‚ objective. An example would be the development of an offshore oil field‚ where a group of companies combines to build and operate a drilling platform and related pipeline. The project is owned equally by the affiliated enterprises and its management could be controlled either by one of the partners or by a separate management could be controlled either by one of the partners or
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AUTOLATINA: An International Partnership that ended up in a Divorce: Ford - Volkswagen Joint Venture in Brazil Autolatina‚ a joint venture of Ford and Volkswagen (VW)‚ was created in 1987 in Brazil. The partners created the new company in order to serve the highly protected car markets of Brazil and Argentina from within. In addition‚ their goal was to create a giant theoretically invincible in the Latin American market. The partners’ strategy was to share the risk of operating in a volatile market
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Ford’s expansion into the Chinese market through a joint venture with the Changan Auto Co. makes perfect strategic sense. Explain‚ therefore‚ why the joint venture has not developed as successfully as had been anticipated. China had experienced the global recession of 2008-2009 with minimal losses unlike most Western markets such as the US and Europe. Because of that‚ as in many markets‚ China overtook the US and became the largest car market in the world in the beginning of 2010. Its internal
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General Electric’s Joint Ventures General Electric (GE) formerly entered a foreign market by either acquiring an established firm or establishing a greenfield subsidiary (which is a wholly owned from ground up turnkey project). Joint ventures with a local company were almost never considered. The prevailing philosophy was that without full control‚ the company didn’t do the deal. However‚ times have changed. Since the early 2000s joint ventures have become one of the most powerful strategic tools
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like to use joint venture as their favorite entry mode due to its unique advantages‚ such as: directly access to the local partner’s knowledge‚ sharing development costs and risks. Meanwhile‚ it is important to figure out the factors that will cause failure of joint venture. Generally‚ 3 major factors: culture difference‚ poor leadership and insufficient planning which are all fatal to the operation of joint venture. Cultural differences have direct influences on international joint venture performance
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3.1. IJV local environment This section discusses in detail the effect of national culture and organization culture on the performance of Sino-foreign joint ventures‚ based on previous studies. 3.1.1. National culture Culture is regarded as a “system of shared values and beliefs” (Saloner‚ Shepard and Podolny 2001) that aims to solve problems that arise due to external adaption and internal adaptation of the organizations (Schein 1985). External adaptation is defining the strategy and main objectives
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A joint venture is a contractual agreement joining together two or more parties for the purpose of executing a particular business undertaking (InvestorWords‚ 2008). Some of the most significant benefits gained from joint venturing include‚ a reduced risk of both companies resulting from capital and resource sharing‚ the opportunity to increase sales‚ and enhance technological capabilities through research and development underwritten by one party (INC‚ 2009). Joint ventures also provide a mode
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International Joint Venture International Joint Ventures (IJVs) are becoming increasingly popular in the business world as they aid companies to form strategic alliances. These strategic alliances allow companies to gain competitive advantage through access to a partner’s resources‚ including markets‚ technologies‚ capital and people. International Joint Ventures are viewed as a practical vehicle for knowledge transfer‚ such as technology transfer‚ from multinational expertise to local companies
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Executive Summary Attaining global competence when entering into international joint ventures‚ in order to be successful‚ is dependent on developing a strategic approach to Human Resource Management (HRM) that ties to Business Strategies and to the overall Organization’s mission‚ vision‚ goals and objectives. Through problem analysis of this case‚ this paper will show evidence that international initiatives must be tailored to implement HR policies and practices that will complement the workforce
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Exercise 4-2 Books of Alvin‚ Managing Partner Feb. 12 Joint Venture 10‚000 Cash 10‚000 14 Joint Venture 2‚000 Larry 2‚000 15 Cash 9‚000 Larry 7‚500 Joint Venture 16‚500 20 Cash 3‚000 Joint Venture 3‚000 20 Joint Venture 7‚500 Income from Joint Venture 4‚287.50 Larry 3‚212.50 10% commission on net purchases
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