In this paper, the author highlights the differing motives behind direct foreign investment (FDI) made by (1) large transnational corporations (TNCs) from industrial countries, and (2) small manufacturing firms from newly industrializing economies (NIEs). The basic premise is that TNCs that...

This study integrates international joint venture (IJV) literature on ownership, trust, and legalism and examines their effects as enforcement mechanisms on IJV satisfaction. The hypotheses are tested across three samples of managers - Chinese, Western, and Asian - in China-based IJVs. Results...