Strategic Business Alliances examines key issues in the analysis, management and performance of international joint ventures using a sample of UK-European equity joint ventures. The authors consider the viewpoint of all configurations of the international joint venture # UK parent, European parent and joint venture management. Factors discussed include motives for formation, partner selection criteria, joint venture management, and control and performance, all of which have been identified in the literature as the core dimensions of joint venture activity. Contents: 1. Introduction: What do we Know About International Joint Ventures? 2. Strategic Motives and Performance 3. The Nature of Partner Selection 4. Management Control 5. Decision-Making Autonomy 6. Learning to Manage International Joint Ventures 7. Partnering Skills and Cross- Cultural Issues 8. Performance Assessment in IJVs: The Relationship Between Subjective and Objective Methods and the Influence of Culture 9. Culture and the Management of IJVs 10. Summary and Conclusions Appendix 1. Research Methods and Sample Characteristics Appendix 2. Case Vignettes: Outlines of the Sample IJVs References Index