Over the last decades, many researchers made critical literature reviews and meta-analyses related to technology/knowledge transfer acquisition majors in different contexts. Due paucity of research, this study offers a review (CLR) on international joint ventures’ knowledge from foreign partners. This aims provide complete analysis 23 (out 93) research publications published reputable journals ...

Introduction Part 1 of this report is concerned with various aspects of the excavation carried out on the wreck of the Sea Venture, lost in 1609 off St. Georges Island, Bermuda (Fig. I ) . In particular; the excavation techniques used, and the results of the preliminary hull surveys, carried out between November 1982 and November 1983. Various classes of material recovered during the excavation...

There is general agreement that the quality of the management team is one of the most important characteristics of successful new firms. Accordingly, the evaluation of the venture team is central in a venture capitalist’s (VC) assessment of an investment proposal. Research has shown that team characteristics such as industry experience, educational background and commitment are considered impor...

The paper illustrates the use of real options and game theory principles to value prototypical investment projects and capture important competitive/strategic dimensions in a step-by-step analysis of investment decisions (options) under uncertainty. It first illustrates the application of real options principles to a mining concession and to an R&D program. It then provides examples from innova...

It is shown that R & D joint ventures make it more likely that firms will be able to sustain tacit product-market collusion, all else equal. JEL classification: LI3; 032

Discusses a new trend among Japan’s giant electronics and telecommunications companies and ministries: a concerted effort to develop a multimedia society like the one growing in the U.S. Describes efforts by Japanese computer and electronics conglomerates to promote multimedia by creating multimedia divisions, acquiring new media technology through joint ventures, and shifting from hardware to ...

Article history: Received 30 July 2014 Received in revised form 4 June 2015 Accepted 22 June 2015 Available online 6 July 2015 The electrification of the powertrain leads to fundamental changes in the automotive value chain. Thereby, original equipmentmanufacturers (OEMs) have to decide whichmanufacturing steps to perform in-house andwhich parts to source from joint ventures or suppliers. This ...