Knowledge Search and Governance Choice: International Joint Ventures in the People's Republic of China

摘要

1. This paper longitudinally examines knowledge search and governance choice in China-based international joint ventures from transaction costs and knowledge-based perspectives, complementing recent studies of IJV learning in other transitional economy contexts. 2. The knowledge-governance link is tested from a local partner perspective in a transitional economy from intention to formation, using data on ninety IJVs over the 1988-1998 period.