Bp Analysis

Assignment SM 0376 Doing Business in Europe, Asia & the Americas

Rio Tinto / BHP List of Reference (Dec 22 / 23, 2010)

Question 1

1a – Key Reference

1. Johnson, G., Scholes, K. and Whittington, R. (2008), Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases, 8th Edn. Edinburgh: Pearson.(pp 54-67)

1b - Key Reference

1. CKR: Chapter 14, page 392 – 418;

2. Stonehouse, G., Campbell, D., Hamil, J. & Purdie, T. (2004), Global and Transnational Business – Strategy and Management, 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester (Chap 14, pp 403 – 413);

3. Styles, C. & Hersch, L. (2005), “Relationship Formation in International Joint Ventures: Insights from Australian-Malaysian International Joint Ventures”, Journal of International Marketing, 13(3), pp 105-134;

4. Park, S. H. & Russo, M. (1996), “When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of Joint Venture Failure”, Management Science, 42(6), pp 875-889.

1c - Key Reference

1. Beamish, P. and Lupton, N. (2009), ‘Managing Joint Ventures’, Academy of Management Perspectives, 23(2) pp. 75-94

2. Deresky, H. (2008) International Management, Managing Across Borders and Cultures: Text and Cases, 6th Edn. New York: Pearson (Chap 7 – p273)

3. Geringer, J. (1991), ‘Strategic Determinants of Partner Selection Criteria in International Joint Ventures’, Journal of International Business Studies, 22(1), pp. 41-62

4. Shah, R. and Swaminathan, V. (2008), ‘Factors Influencing Partner Selection in Strategic Alliances: The Moderating Role of Alliance Context’, Strategic Management Journal, 29 (5), pp471-494

5. Mohr, J. and Spekman, R. (1994), Characteristics of Partnership Success: Behavior, and Conflict Resolution Techniques, Strategic Management Journal, 15(2), pp135-152

Question 3

Key Reference

1. Hanavanich et al (2003), “An event study of the effect of partner and location cultural differences in joint ventures”, International Business Review ,