Industrial Networks
A New View of Reality
Published on 5. December 1991
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-02579-9 (ISBN)
Description
Networks provide a complex paradigm for economic exchange relationships. The opportunities they offer to reduce uncertainty and provide a framework for effective development have attracted considerable interest among business researchers. This volume brings together the latest studies and research in this area. By examining the foundations of industrial networks and analyzing network methodology and modelling, it is able to offer an integrated approach to the whole area which will be suitable for readers looking into the topic for the first time, as well as those interested in new developments. The text covers small group analysis, network change processes and implications for business strategy, and presents new ways to exploit inter-organizational relationships in the face of change.
Networks provide a complex paradigm for economic exchange relationships. The opportunities they offer to reduce uncertainty and provide a framework for effective development have attracted considerable interest among business researchers. This volume brings together the latest studies and research in this area. By examining the foundations of industrial networks and analyzing network methodology and modelling, it is able to offer an integrated approach to the whole area which will be suitable for readers looking into the topic for the first time, as well as those interested in new developments. The text covers small group analysis, network change processes and implications for business strategy, and presents new ways to exploit inter-organizational relationships in the face of change.
Networks provide a complex paradigm for economic exchange relationships. The opportunities they offer to reduce uncertainty and provide a framework for effective development have attracted considerable interest among business researchers. This volume brings together the latest studies and research in this area. By examining the foundations of industrial networks and analyzing network methodology and modelling, it is able to offer an integrated approach to the whole area which will be suitable for readers looking into the topic for the first time, as well as those interested in new developments. The text covers small group analysis, network change processes and implications for business strategy, and presents new ways to exploit inter-organizational relationships in the face of change.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 figures
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-02579-9 (9780415025799)
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Content
Part I: Why Networks? 1. Industrial Networks: A Review G. Easton 2. A Model of Industrial Networks H. Hakansson and J. Johanson Part II: Relationships and Small Groups 3. Small Group Analysis in Industrial Networks J. Laage-Hellman and P.C. Smith 4. Non-Economic Exchange in Industrial Networks G. Easton and L. Araujo Part III: Network Change 5. Changes in Industrial Networks as Flow through Nodes G. Easton and A. Lundgren 6. Towards more Integrated Industrial System S. Hertz 7. Evolution Processes in Industrial Networks H. Hakansson 8. Economic Changes in Industrial Networks A. Lundgren and L. Bjorklund 9. Analyzing Change and Stability in Distribution Channels - A Network Approach L.E. Gadde and H. Hakansson Part IV: Network Implications for Business Strategy 10. Corporate Strategy Models and Networks - Diverging Perspectives B. Axelsson 11. Network Positions and Strategic Action - An Analytical Framework L.G. Mattson and J. Johanson 12. Foreign Market Entry - The Textbook vs the Network View B. Axelsson and J. Johanson Part V: The Future 13. Network Research - Future Issues B. Axelsson.