The assignment of call option rights between partners in international joint ventures

被引:24
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作者
Tong, Tony W. [1 ]
Li, Sali [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Colorado, Leeds Sch Business, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[2] Univ S Carolina, Darla Moore Sch Business, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
关键词
Real options; call option rights; international joint ventures; equity ownership; alliance design; REAL OPTIONS; DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCES; CHOICE; GOVERNANCE; MODE; INVESTMENTS; PERFORMANCE; SELECTION; ACQUIRE;
D O I
10.1002/smj.2061
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine call option rights as a contractual clause in international joint ventures (IJVs) and propose that the assignment of the call option right in an IJV is determined by certain ex ante asymmetries between the partners. Results show that between the two partners in an IJV, the firm with greater complementarity with the venture and greater prior IJV experience is more likely to hold the call option right; in addition, the firm's contractual choice on the call option right and its ownership choice on a greater initial equity stake are substitutive. Our focus on explicit call options advances the real options theory of collaborative agreements, and our results also highlight that option rights be considered an important part of alliance design. Copyright. (C) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:1232 / 1243
页数:12
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