Corporate governance, namely the relationship between the ownership and control of firms, takes on new dimensions in the case of international joint ventures operating in the special context of China. The present study contributes a new examination of this relationship, firstly through its conceptual refinement, and secondly through original empirical research. It develops the concept of ownership as suited to joint ventures, in which account is taken of non-capital resourcing by foreign and Chinese partners.

Yanni Yan is Lecturer in Management Studies at the University of Essex.

Acknowledgements PART I: THE BACKGROUND Introduction Sino-foreign Joint Ventures Theories Relevant to Ownership and Control in Sino-foreign Joint Venture The Research Model for Exploring the Ownership, Control and Performance of IJVS PART II: THE FIELD STUDY Research Undertaken into Sino-foreign Joint Ventures Profiling of Objectives, Ownership and Control in Sino-foreign Joint Ventures Relationships Between Objectives, Ownership and Control Sino-foreign Joint Venture Performance PART III: CONCLUSIONS Conclusions: Implications for Theory and Practice in Sino-foreign Joint Venture References Appendices Index