| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of research | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Research questions, hypotheses and objectives of study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Scope and limitation of study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Potential contribution of study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.5 Definitions of key terms in study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.6 Structure of the study | 第14-16页 |
| 2 Literature review and related theories and literature review | 第16-47页 |
| 2.1 Literature review of theories related to International Joint venture | 第16-23页 |
| 2.2 Institutional theory | 第23-34页 |
| 2.2.1 The history of institutional theory | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.2 Institutional distance | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.3 Conceptualization of Institutional Distance | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2.4 Conclusions and criticism of institutional theory | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3 Transaction cost theory | 第34-47页 |
| 2.3.1 Earlier development of transaction cost theory | 第34-40页 |
| 2.3.2 Extending transaction cost theory | 第40-44页 |
| 2.3.3 Conclusions and criticism on transaction cost theory | 第44-47页 |
| 3 The status quo analysis on Joint Venture between China and Kazakhstan in Energy and Transport Cooperation | 第47-68页 |
| 3.1 The Joint Venture or mutual projects between two countries in energy and transport cooperation of Kazakhstan's economy | 第48-58页 |
| 3.1.1 The Joint Ventures in energy sphere | 第48-54页 |
| 3.1.2 The mutual projects in transport sphere | 第54-58页 |
| 3.2 Joint venture problems between China and Kazakhstan | 第58-68页 |
| 3.2.1 Legal and illegal migration and its consequence | 第58-62页 |
| 3.2.2 Subsurface resources management | 第62-68页 |
| 4 Methods and materials,data model | 第68-95页 |
| 4.1 Research approach | 第68-70页 |
| 4.2 Case study research | 第70-73页 |
| 4.3 Gravity Model | 第73-89页 |
| 4.3.1 Theoretical foundation | 第73-83页 |
| 4.3.2 Types of gravity model | 第83-89页 |
| 4.4 Evaluation of the model quality | 第89-95页 |
| 5 Conclusions and suggestions | 第95-100页 |
| 5.1 Key results of the study | 第95页 |
| 5.2 Theoretical and empirical contribution | 第95-98页 |
| 5.3 Conclusions concerning the research question | 第98-99页 |
| 5.4 Limitations and suggestions for future studies | 第99-100页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第100-101页 |
| References | 第101-108页 |
