This paper examines the mechanisms and the determinants of cross-border partnerships formed by Japanese companies and their foreign partners. The result of the analysis suggested that four key variables, equality, fit, trust and commitment, empirically influence the outcomes of the partnerships. The research sheds additional light on the mechanism and the determinants for materializing successful cross-border partnerships.

ABSTRACT
 INTRODUCTION
 THEORITICAL BACKGROUND
  Uppsala Internationalization Model
  Outcomes of Partnership
 HYPOTHESES
  The Impact of Equality
  The Impact of Fit
  The Impact of Trust
  The Impact of Commitment
  The Impact of Satisfaction, Performance and Growth
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  Population
  Measures and Analysis
 RESULTS
  Measurement Model Assessment
  Structural Model Assessment
  The Impact of Exogenous Construct
  The Impact of the Endogenous Constructs
  The Impact between Constructs of Outcome
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
 FIGURES AND TABLES

• Masahiro Ito(Kobe University, Japan)
• Lin Huang, PhD(Kobe University, Japan)