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The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap, 1912–1976

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  • Storli, Espen
  • Brégaint, David

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The current literature on international joint ventures pays considerable attention to why joint ventures are established or why they are dissolved, but we lack studies that give insight into their dynamic development. The aim of this article is to investigate the evolution of an international joint venture over time. We confront some of the theoretical insights developed during the last decades with the dramatic history of the aluminum producer Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap (DNN). The company was established shortly beforeWorld War I and was finally disbanded over seventy years later. For most of this time, DNN was an international joint venture with shifting ownership configurations. This gives us the possibility not only to discuss the motivation for why the company was established or why it was dissolved, but also to study the mid-life of the company. What was DNN's role within the general corporate strategies of the owners? Did this role change over time?

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  • Storli, Espen & Brégaint, David, 2009. "The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap, 1912–1976," Enterprise & Society, Cambridge University Press, vol. 10(4), pages 763-790, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:entsoc:v:10:y:2009:i:04:p:763-790_00
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