Unlocking International Joint Ventures

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A book like this does not come together without a lot of support. In the case of this book, the original underpinnings are from working with amazing clients (who, for obvious reasons are left anonymous and certain situations have been changed to preserve this anonymity). Alongside the clients, there have been colleagues who helped light the way; while too many to mention, the most notable for IJVs were Chris Lin, Xu Ping, Wang Junfeng, Adrian Xu, Mark Sirower, Cameron Zhang, Gracie Yu and Atticus Zhao. The more research-driven side of the book came from a doctoral thesis where the authors had a lot of support including Monica Franco-Santos (at Cranfield University), Patrick Reinmoeller (at IMD) and Richard Schonberg (Cranfield University, Retired) who served as thesis supervisors. Discussions with Paul Beamish (Western University) were also incredibly helpful.

With the drafting completed, getting a book from a first draft to a finished product was the result of the incredible efforts of the Wiley team, in particular Judith Newlin, Delainey Henson, Vithusha Rameshan, Emily Nolan and Debbie Williams (and many more in the background).

While the people named above were all instrumental and helped to get the book into your hands, most important was the help at home. In particular, our wives and children: Yang Cao, William MacCharles, Matthew MacCharles and Connie Busche, Rebecca Schaub, Thomas Schaub and Parker, the wonder dachshund, who provided the space and time ...