Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 483 g
Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 483 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-829602-7
Verlag: OUP Oxford
The varying organizational arrangements between firms 'networks' are a growing field of study for economics and sociologists. Whether described as strategic alliances, trading networks, joint ventures, or regarded as a product of industry structure or local conditions, they are seen as a form of economic co-ordination distinct from archetypal ideas of firms and markets.
The purpose of this collectionwith contributions from European and American scholarsis to blend empirical research with conceptual discussion of networks under three main headings: Resource Flows, Mutual Expectations, and Information Flows.
The contributors come from varying backgrounds: organization studies, economics, business history, marketing, and information systems. Together they are concerned with when, why, and how firms engage in inter-organizational networking, rather than relying on arms-length market relations or in-house procurement.
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- Preface
- I. Introduction
- 1: Mark Ebers: The Inter-organizational Network as a Distinct Organizational Form
- II. Resource Flows: Role of Activity Links
- 2: Anna Dubois and Hoakan Hoakansson: Relationships as Activity Links
- 3: Geoff Easton and Luis Araujo: Interfirm Responses to Heterogeneity of Demand over Time
- 4: Alessandro Lomi and Alessandro Grandi: The Network Structure of Interfirm Relationships in the Southern Italian Mechanical Industry
- III. Mutual Expectations: The Role of Trust
- 5: Peter Smith Ring: Processes Facilitating Reliance on Trust in Inter-organizational Networks
- 6: Paul de Laat: R and D Alliances: Ensuring Trust by Mutual Commitments
- 7: Mark Casson and Howard Cox: An Economic Model of Inter-firm Networks
- IV. Information Flows: The Role of the Catalysts
- 8: Andrea Lipparini and Maurizio Sobrero: Co-ordinating Multi-firm Innovative Processes: Entrepreneur as Catalyst in Small-firm Networks
- 9: Suzanne Lütz: Learning through Intermediaries: The Case of Interfirm Research Collaborations
- 10: Christopher P. Holland and Geoff Lockett: Mixed Mode Operation of Electronic Markets and Hierarchies
- V. Conclusion
- 11: Mark Ebers and Anna Grandori: The Formation of Inter-organizational Networks: Implications for Theory and Practice
