艾伦·S·古特曼(Alan Cutterman)，拥有MBA学位、法学博士学位、哲学博士学位，有20多年的法律代表经验，为企业与投资方提供法律咨询服务，目前任职于加利福尼亚一家传媒服务公司，任公司运营总监(COO)和总顾问，出版过数本跨国交易、战略联盟及技术转移等方面的书籍，同时兼职任教于数所高校，包括加州大学伯克利分校(University of California，Berkeley)、金门大学(Golden Gate University)、圣塔克拉拉大学(Santa Clara University)、旧金山大学(University of San Francisco)等，教授研究生课程，包括公司财务、风险资本、公司法、日本商业法、法律与经济发展等。
目录
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES
Chapter 2: LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF JOINT VENTURE ACTIVITIES
Chapter 3: ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET
Chapter 4: PARTIES TO THE JV： THE ROLES
Chapter 5: PARTIES TO THE JV： THE SELECTION
Chapter 6: FACTORS AFFECTING SUCCESS OR FAILURE
Chapter 7: CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS
Chapter 8: SELECTING A LEGAL ENTITY FOR THE JV
Chapter 9: NEGOTIATING THE JOINT VENTURE TERMS
Chapter 10: DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE JV
Chapter 11: SECURING GOVERNMENT APPROVALS
Chapter 12: FINANCING AND INSURING THE JV
Chapter 13: FORMING THE JOINT VENTURE
Chapter 14: MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE JV
Chapter 15: OPERATING THE JV
Chapter 16: CRISIS MANAGEMENT：SAVING THE TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP
Chapter 17: TERMINATING THE JV
Chapter 18: VENTURERS AGREEMENT
Chapter 19: GLOSSARY
Chapter 20: RESOURCES
