Networks in International Business (eBook, PDF)

Managing Cooperatives, Franchises and Alliances
Redaktion: Hendrikse, George Wj; Windsperger, Josef; Raha, Aveed; Hajdini, Ilir; Cliquet, Gérard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This contributed volume focuses on the management and governance of international business networks (IBN). Specifically, the chapters refer to theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and case study papers from all areas in economics and management of IBN. These include cooperatives, franchising, retail chains, strategic alliances, public-private partnerships and new network forms in the digital economy.

This book is ideal for researchers and strategists who are keen to improve their understanding of the latest developments in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 383
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031181344
• Artikelnr.: 67152239

Autorenporträt

Prof. Josef Windsperger's  research fields are economics and management of networks and the theory of the firm. His research has been published in Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, European Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Business Research, Economic Letters, Managerial and Decision Economics, Journal of Management and Governance, Journal of Marketing Channels, Entrepreneurial Theory and Practice, Journal of International Management, Small Business Economics, International Marketing Review, Journal of Organization Design, International Journal of the Economics of Business, International Business Review, Industrial Marketing Management and European Journal of International Management. He is the coordinating editor of the edited Springer books based on the Economics and Management of Networks-Conferences, and the founder and organizer of EMNet-conferences. Gérard Cliquet is an emeritus professor at the University of Rennes 1 (France) wherehe was Professor of Marketing and Retailing in the School of Business Administration (IGR-IAE). He has published 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 20 books as an author or editor on several topics, including geomarketing, retailing, franchising, intercultural marketing, and retail branding. Aveed Raha is a research associate in the Department of Business Decisions and Analytics at the University of Vienna (Austria). He holds a PhD in management from the University of Vienna. His research and teaching focus is on the governance of firms and interfirm networks, corporate social responsibility, and ethical issues in business.

Inhaltsangabe

Managing Cooperatives, Franchises, and Alliances in International Business: Introduction.- Board Structure Variety in Cooperatives.- On the Evolution of Product Portfolio of Cooperatives versus IOFs.- Cognition and Incentives in Cooperatives.- Influence of Communication Openness, Information Exchange, and Horizontal Ties on Farmer-Buyer Relationships.- Governance and Management Innovations in Producer Organisations in India: A Case Study of NDDB's Milk Producers' Companies.- Franchise Systems in the Information Age: Challenges and Opportunities.- Empowerment and Customer Decision Rules in Franchise Networks.- When Key Elements of Franchising Become Sources of Conflicts.- Franchise vs. Independent Retail and Service Stores: Customer Perceptions.- Are there Gender Differences in Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance? Evidence from French Franchisees.- Is Retailer's locational choice in line with chain positioning strategy?.- Analysis of Intra-organizational Networks: Principles, Application and Contribution to the Organizational Design Theory.- Market Entry through Multilateral Networks in Developing Countries - The Case of Public Private Development Partnership in Zaire.- The Impact of Quality Management Practices on Purchasing Performance within Supply Chain Relationships in Service Organizations.- Knowledge Attributes and Internationalization of e-Services Firms: Literature Review and Conceptual Model.- The Two-sided Effect of the Sharing Economy and its Impacts on Inter-organizational Cooperation in the Tourism Sector.