...T Kippenberger Discusses results from a recent CISIBIS workshop where senior managers exchanged views and experiences. Feels that though joint ventures and alliances are not new arrangements the sheer numbers being formed and the frequency with which this is happening is new. Looks at: people...

...T Kippenberger Describes an overview of a substantial body of theory, whose importance lies in the concept, not the detail. States one of the bugbears of joint ventures is the worry that a partner may have a hidden agenda. Posits many alliances are formed to gain access to specific assets...