DR. YAN is a Lecturer in Management Studies at the University of Essex. She previously worked in the China's state planning commission and the China European Management Institute, Beijing. Dr Yan has researched into the ownership, control and performance of foreign joint ventures in China and is currently examining the approach taken by British companies to managing their operations in China.

• 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

DR. YAN is a Lecturer in Management Studies at the University of Essex. She previously worked in the China's state planning commission and the China European Management Institute, Beijing. Dr Yan has researched into the ownership, control and performance of foreign joint ventures in China and is currently examining the approach taken by British companies to managing their operations in China.

• 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