The Formation Process of SME Networks A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey
Cooperation concepts can be considered as an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome arising problems due to their size. Although the advantages of cooperations, such as cost sharing, access to new markets and increased flexibility, are well-known and discussed in liter...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden
Deutscher Universitätsverlag
2007, 2007
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Cooperation concepts can be considered as an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome arising problems due to their size. Although the advantages of cooperations, such as cost sharing, access to new markets and increased flexibility, are well-known and discussed in literature, the realization of the concept remains challenging. Marita Haas claims that social processes are decisive for the success of SME networks and creates a phase concept based on group theory that describes how owners of small enterprises enter into a cooperation. The framework is applied to three network formation cases in Austria, Belgium and Turkey. The author shows that group theory is a useful tool to understand and anticipate processes in networked organizations and indicates that the group formation process must be accomplished before a network will be able to create benefits |
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Physical Description: | XV, 255 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9783835054318 |