NIST GCR 06-889 - Findings from the Advanced Technology Program's Survey of Joint Ventures
9. ATP-supported Joint Venture Projects Successfully Coordinate Efforts to Accomplish Project Objectives
The participants in a joint venture project, almost by definition, must coordinate efforts to achieve the project objectives. The Survey of ATP Joint Ventures explores the degree to which ATP-funded joint venture projects successfully coordinate efforts among the partners.
Survey Questions |
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To what extent was work on the joint venture project highly interdependent (i.e., demanded a high degree of coordination among the joint venture partners)?
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Respondents stating "large," "moderate," or "small extent" to the above question were asked the following question:
How successful were you in achieving coordination with your joint venture partners to meet the objectives of the project?
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Note: Only statistically significant results are reported in this publication.
Work on ATP-supported joint venture projects is highly interdependent and demands a high degree of coordination among the joint venture partners (see Figure 9.1).
- More than eight in ten respondents stated that work on the ATP-funded joint venture projects is highly interdependent and demands a high degree of coordination among the joint venture partners.
Figure 9.1 - Extent to which work on the joint venture project was highly interdependent and demanded a high degree of coordination among the joint venture partners |
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The coordination of efforts among joint venture partners to achieve the project's objectives was conducted successfully (see Figure 9 2).
- Of the 96% of respondents who stated that work on the ATP-supported joint venture project is highly interdependent to a small, moderate, or large extent, more than seven in ten stated that the coordination of efforts among joint venture partners to achieve the project's objectives was conducted successfully or very successfully.
Figure 9.2 - Degree of success of effort among the joint venture partners to meet the objectives of the project |
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The majority of respondents representing small, medium, and large companies reported that the coordination of efforts to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful.
- Respondents representing large companies and medium-sized companies were more likely than those representing small companies to view the coordination of efforts among joint venture partners to achieve the project's objectives as successful or very successfsul (see Table 9.1).
Table 9.1 - Percent of respondents who indicated that the coordination of efforts to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful, by company size |
| Size of Company |
Percent of respondents who indicated that the coordination of efforts to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful |
| Small Companies |
67% |
| Medium-size companies |
82% |
| Large companies |
81% |
Respondents across different ATP technology areas differed in their reports of the success of the coordination of efforts among the joint venture partners.
- Respondents representing Electronics & Photonics projects were more likely than those representing Biotechnology projects and Information Technology projects to state that the coordination of efforts among their joint venture partners to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful (see Table 9.2).
Table 9.2 - Percent of respondents who indicated that the coordination of efforts to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful, by technology area |
| Technology Area |
Percent of respondents who indicated that the coordination of efforts to achieve project objectives was successful or very successful |
| Chemistry & Materials |
79% |
| Biotechnology |
60% |
| Electronics & Photonics |
83% |
| Information Technology |
61% |
| Manufacturing |
78% |
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Date created: August 2, 2006
Last updated:
September 1, 2006
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