Synopses & Reviews
The book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as an interdisciplinary field by offering new theoretical perspectives and presenting new empirical results on strategic and governance structure issues in cooperatives, franchising networks, alliances, joint ventures and venture capital relations. The authors apply different theoretical views on networks, such as transaction cost theory, property rights theory, resource- and knowledge-based theory, evolutionary theory, information richness theory and social exchange theory.
Table of Contents
Part A: Cooperatives.- Part B: Franchising: Plural Form and Ownership; Knowledge Management, Trust and Strategic Management Issues; Entrepreneurship and Franchising.- Part C: Strategic Alliances: Governance Structure Issues; Performance and Strategy of Networks.