Economics and Management of Networks Franchising, Strategic Alliances, and Cooperatives

The design and management of networks have become very important research topics in the field of organizational economics and management in the last decade. First, the book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as a theory-driven field by offering new theoretical perspectives o...

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Other Authors: Cliquet, Gérard (Editor), Hendrikse, George (Editor), Tuunanen, Mika (Editor), Windsperger, Josef (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Physica 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Contributions to Management Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The design and management of networks have become very important research topics in the field of organizational economics and management in the last decade. First, the book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as a theory-driven field by offering new theoretical perspectives on governance structure issues in franchising, alliances, venture capital relations and cooperatives. Second, the book presents new research results on efficiency and performance of franchising networks and joint ventures, as well as on entrepreneurship and strategic issues in franchising and cooperatives
Physical Description:VIII, 465 p. 38 illus online resource
ISBN:9783790817584