joint venture. A business undertaking by two or more persons engaged in a single defined project. • The necessary elements are: (1) an express or implied agreement; (2) a common purpose that the group intends to carry out; (3) shared profits and losses; and (4) each member’s equal voice in controlling the project. — Also […]
joint venture 合营；联合经营 指由两人或两人以上为某一独立的、确定的项目而从事商业活动。亦即，两人以上通过明示或默示的合同而组成的联合，意图实施某一特定的商业投资而共同获利，并为此而将其实物、金钱、技能、知识等进行组合。该联合体的成员互为本人与代理人，并对商业活动享有平等的控制权。它既不是合伙，也不是公司。一般而言，它的构成要件如下：１存有明示或默示的协议；２成员之间存在意图实施的共同目标；３共享利益、共担风险；４每一成员对于该项目的控制权相等。亦作「joint adventure」或「joint enterprise」。
A business undertaking by two or more persons engaged in a single defined project. • The necessary elements are: (1) an express or implied agreement; (2) a common purpose that the group intends to carry out; (3) shared profits and losses; and (4) each member’s equal voice in controlling the project. — Also termed joint