Strategy and Governance of Networks: Cooperatives, Franchising, and Strategic Alliances (Contributions to Management Science) [Hardcover]

George Hendrikse (Editor), Mika Tuunanen (Editor), Josef Windsperger (Editor), Gérard Cliquet (Editor)

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Publication Date: August 27, 2008 | ISBN-10: 3790820571 | ISBN-13: 978-3790820577 | Edition: 1

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.

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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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 403 pages
• Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD; 1 edition (August 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3790820571
• ISBN-13: 978-3790820577
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,144,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)