TY  - SER
AU  - Mohedano-Suanes, Antonia
TI  - Technology Transfer, Specific Local Knowledge And Entreprene Partner Control In International Joint Ventures
PY  - 2013///
KW  - Trust
KW  - Specific Local Knowledge
KW  - Technology Transfer
KW  - Control
KW  - International Joint Venture
N2  - Previous research has sought to demonstrate the influence of control of an IJV on achieving the learning objectives of the partners involved. However, the effect that certain types of learning have on the control of the IJV, which are vital for the success of  the internationalization of the entrepreneurial firm, has yet to be explored. The results from case studies of six IJVs show that, during the post-formation stage, the configuration of entrepreneurial partner control over the IJV is conditioned by both technology transfer and by learning specific local knowledge by the entrepreneurial partner. The study also shows that the negative relation between trust and control suggested by the literature is limited to cases where trust has broken down. Greater levels of trust are also compatible with greater control with a view to appropriately exploiting when  firms see the need to intensify control or need to implement new control mechanisms in order to properly exploit the resources contributed to the IJV
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