This paper extends information economics in corporate strategy and organizational governance research by using signaling theory to explain firms‟ market entry modes. We exploit features of the IPO context to investigate how signals on newly-public firms shape other companies‟ governance choices to form joint ventures with them versus acquire them. We also develop theoretical arguments on how th...

This study examines the relationship between manifest conflict and marketing performance via the international joint venture (IJV) market entry mode in Thailand. The primary data for the study were collected from a self-administered mail survey of 1,047 Thai-Foreign IJVs in Thailand. The criteria for inclusion in the sample was that no joint venture partner could have less than 20 percent equit...

Institutional theory suggests that firms imitate their peers when deciding to enter a foreign market in order to gain legitimacy and cope with uncertainty. There is little investigation, however, on how home country culture affects a firm’s mimetic behavior as a response to institutional influences. To understand culture’s role, this paper examines the effect of the cultural environment on mime...

The recent strategy of the Government of China has been to attract foreign direct investment in order to obtain foreign technology and capital. There is an official preference for advanced technology, and for its rapid diffusion to domestic firms. This approach underpins the joint-venture legislation applicable to most parts of the manufacturing sector. Using four case studies of foreign affili...

In the early 1990s, the United States attempted to institute a universal healthcare system, an initiative that drew attention to the need to control costs, reduce duplicative testing, and provide high-quality patient care throughout a patient's lifetime. As physician practice models began to evolve to meet the nation's challenge, the need to migrate to a better information infrastructure that e...