Patterns of partner selection within a network of joint ventures in oil and gas exploration.

Written especially for those involved in strategic planning for international business ventures, this is the first full-fledged analysis of an essential element in the joint venture process--the selection of the appropriate joint venture partner. Because the right partner remains the primary determinant of the success or eventual failure of a joint venture partnership, Joint Venture Partner Selection will profit every manager and executive involved in the complex partner selection process. Author J. Michael Geringer identifies the criteria that must be considered when choosing the right partner, analyzes each criteerion in depth, and evaluates the weight to be given to each factor in the overall decision-making process.

A guide to the trends and leading companies in the engineering, research, design, innovation and development business fields. This book contains most of the data you need on the American Engineering & Research Industry. It includes market analysis, R&D data and several statistical tables and nearly 400 profiles of Engineering and Research firms.

The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard helps companies and other organizations to identify, calculate, and report GHG emissions. It is designed to set the standard for accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting and reporting of GHG emissions.

Alliances and Co-Evolution provides alliance managers, consultants and academics with a detailed analysis covering 23 years of the growth and decline of three lifecycles of alliances. This analysis links structural change in the European macro-environment with corporate alliance strategies. It differentiates between strategic alliances and infrastructure alliances with their differing strategic drivers, and proposes a Co-Evolution model to explain, monitor and manage the development of alliances over time.