Joint ventures: Theoretical and empirical perspectives
比较了交易成本与战略行为理论对合资动机的解释，并提出了合资作为组织学习工具的理论，结合现有研究及行业分布与稳定性数据进行分析。
Abstract This paper compares the perspectives of transaction costs and strategic behavior in explaining the motivation to joint venture. In addition, a theory of joint ventures as an instrument of organizational learning is proposed and developed. Existing studies of joint ventures are examined in light of these theories. Data on the sectoral distribution and stability of joint ventures are presented.