IJVs allow firms to better deal with pressures related to efficiency and flexibility (Powell, 1987). Formation and performance of these IJVs is an important domain in the international business literature. Scholars have used numerous different theoretical lenses. Meanwhile, empirical studies have identified factors that influence the formation and performance of IJVs. However, some of the empir...

Drainage dysfunction of stenotic internal jugular veins (IJVs) is considered an etiology cough headache as a result fluctuation and imbalance intracranial pressure.

The international joint venture (IJV) is an important mode in the internationalization of smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Internationalization in turn is an entrepreneurial behavior in the pursuit of growth. Partnering strategies in the formation of IJVs can have significant effects on the outcome of SMEs’ international expansion. In this study, we examine the performance implications...

This paper studies the transfer of tacit and explicit knowledge from foreign parents to international joint ventures (IJVs) and the impact of these two types of knowledge transfers on the performance of young and mature IJVs. We estimate a structural equation model using survey data from 334 Korean joint ventures and find support for our hypotheses regarding IJV age, knowledge transfers, and pe...

ObjectiveOur point is to determine if the treatment of the 3 degree burn wounds makes any difference if sprayed cultured autologous keratinocyte used alone or in combination with Fibrin glue. DesignAnimal experimental study. Animals30 male Wistar rats. ProceduresThirty male Wistar rats were selected and their keratinocytes were isolated and cultured from small skin biopsy. Rats were divided ran...

OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at evaluation of the diagnostic value of Doppler sonography for the assessment of abnormalities in the internal jugular veins (IJVs). METHOD One hundred and sixteen IJVs were assessed in 58 patients with associated multiple sclerosis. Findings of Doppler sonography were compared with results of the reference test: catheter venography. RESULTS At least one pos...

The literature on cooperation in the alliance literature has traditionally focused on external and structural factors. In this study, we examine how an internal, psychological factor – CEO organizational identification – may impact cooperation and the performance of international joint ventures (IJVS). We argue that while IJV CEO identification with the venture has a direct positive effect on v...

OBJECTIVES Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients frequently suffer from headaches and fatigue, and many reports have linked headaches with intracranial and/or extracranial venous obstruction. We therefore designed a study involving MS patients diagnosed with obstructive disease of internal jugular veins (IJVs), with the aim of evaluating the impact of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) on h...

This article aims to investigate role of foreign parent control of international joint ventures (IJVs) in gaining sustainable competitive advantages from partnership with local firm through achieving 1) accesses to local firm’s proprietary resources, 2) promoting knowledge and skills acquisition, 3) economies of scale and scope, 4) market position. Foreign parent firm control is conceptualized ...

ObjectiveTo compare transabdominal (TA) and transrectal (TR) ultrasonography of the prostate gland. DesignExperimental study. Animals10 intact male dogs that required euthanasia for reasons other than prostatic disease. ProceduresProstatic length (L), width (W) and height (H) were measured in T A (L1, W1 and H1) and TR (L2 and H2) ultrasonography. Prostatic volume was calculated using the formu...