Trust, Organizational Controls, Knowledge Acquisition from the Foreign Parents, and Performance in Vietnamese International Joint Ventures

Successful adaptation in strategic alliances "calls for a delicate balance between the twin virtues of reliability and flexibility" [Parkhe 1998]. On one hand, the joint venture must be flexible enough to respond to the uncertainties of competitive business environments because it is not feasible to plan for every possible contingency. Yet, on the other hand, unfettered flexibility invites dysfunctional behavior, such as opportunism and complacency. This delicate balance accompanies a parallel balance between trust and control of the joint venture. The primary goal of this study is to empirically examine this relationship in the context of Vietnamese international joint ventures (IJVs) by building on the model of knowledge acquisition and performance in IJVs established by Lyles and Salk [1996]. This study makes three major contributions to the literature. First it confirms several findings of the original Lyles and Salk study [1996]. Second, we strengthen Lyles and Salk's original model by incorporating multiple measures of both interorganizational trust and control as independent variables. Finally, this study represents one of the first in-depth examinations of business in the emerging Vietnamese economy.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39713/3/wp329.pd

Trust, Organizational Controls, Knowledge Acquisition from the Foreign Parents, and Performance in Vietnamese International Joint Ventures

Successful adaptation in strategic alliances "calls for a delicate balance between the twin virtues of reliability and flexibility" [Parkhe 1998]. On one hand, the joint venture must be flexible enough to respond to the uncertainties of competitive business environments because it is not feasible to plan for every possible contingency. Yet, on the other hand, unfettered flexibility invites dysfunctional behavior, such as opportunism and complacency. This delicate balance accompanies a parallel balance between trust and control of the joint venture. The primary goal of this study is to empirically examine this relationship in the context of Vietnamese international joint ventures (IJVs) by building on the model of knowledge acquisition and performance in IJVs established by Lyles and Salk [1996]. This study makes three major contributions to the literature. First it confirms several findings of the original Lyles and Salk study [1996]. Second, we strengthen Lyles and Salk's original model by incorporating multiple measures of both interorganizational trust and control as independent variables. Finally, this study represents one of the first in-depth examinations of business in the emerging Vietnamese economy.

Discussion and comments on the GDLN lecture of Prof. Sung-Hee Jwa

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Les rapports entre la société ad hoc B.O.T. et la puissance publique

Dang Doanh Le. Les rapports entre la société ad hoc B.O.T. et la puissance publique. In: Revue internationale de droit comparé. Vol. 49 N°4, Octobre-décembre 1997. pp. 893-897

An agent-based model for mixed traffic in Vietnam based on virtual local lanes

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-7281-4510-5International audienceThe rapid urbanization and urban spread in developing countries create a huge number of challenges urban planners have to face. As an example, congestion has become a major issue in Vietnam and caused huge economic losses as well as an increase in air pollutant emissions. Tackling such an issue requires huge improvements in the city organization and infrastructure. Choosing the most appropriate solution among existing ones or imagining new ones require tools to understand their impact and assess their feasibility, effectiveness and acceptability. Computer simulation is a tool of choice to assess the interactions between dynamics at both macro-level (the city) or micro-level (a single road or a crossroad). Existing tools have nevertheless mainly been designed for cities with traffic dominated by cars that are supposed to respect regulations. These assumptions cannot be applied to traffic in Vietnam which is characterized by a mix of cars, motorbikes and other vehicle types and low respect of road lanes. This paper proposes an agent-based model simulating in a more realistic way the traffic in Vietnam using the GAMA platform. We illustrate its capabilities on two characteristic toy case studies (straight road and crossroad) and a real case study in rush hour and lower traffic situations