Strategic business alliances : an examination of the core dimensions 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 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