The evaluation process of venture capitalists (VCs) has received much attention from researchers, as it gives insights into the criteria that distinguish successful from unsuccessful new firms. The underlying premise of these studies is that VC evaluations are objective, i.e. they predict actual startup success without systematic distortions. Only recently, research has pointed out that VC eval...

A typical joint venture is structured as a limited liability company (LLC). Under this nontaxable structure, income passes directly through to the owners, which benefits both physicians and hospitals. For taxable owners, such as physicians, the income is not subject to “double taxation” (where earnings are taxable both to the corporation and to the individual investor). And for a nonprofit enti...

Fe at u re s B IO T E C H F O C U S When considering China as a sourcing market from an outside perspective, it is difficult to get an idea of Chinese company variation regarding competence and quality; it all looks homogeneous. However, some US and European companies are more successful with their ‘China strategy’ outsourcing, offshoring or joint ventures (JVs) than others are. To better-under...

a r t i c l e i n f o Previous research has investigated various factors that influence joint venture (JV) termination. Yet the majority of studies do not distinguish between different types of JVs, particularly whether a JV is related or unrelated to the parent firm. Due to their inherent differences, related and unrelated JVs are likely to evolve distinctly, and their tendency to terminate ma...

While venture capital has become a global phenomenon, our knowledge about regional differences in venture capitalist (VC) behavior is quite poor. Most crossregional comparisons have been quantitative replications of US based studies, which has made it difficult to discern qualitative differences. To help remedy this situation, we conducted semi-structured interviews with altogether 12 early sta...

The marketing performance of international joint ventures (IJVs) particularly of those in the Southeast Asian Economies has not received adequate attention from international business researchers and International Joint Ventures (IJVs) have become an important means of market entry for many firms, particularly those seeking entry into Asia. This study identifies the factors influencing the mark...

International Construction firms have extensively used joint ventures as a vehicle to enter new construction markets in South East Asia since the early seventies. Despite its immense popularity, the failure rate of such ventures has been quite alarming. While extensive research has been carried out in the manufacturing and service industries in determining the factors that influence the perform...