Economics and Management of Networks
Franchising, Strategic Alliances, and Cooperatives
Editors: Cliquet, G., Hendrikse, G.W.J., Tuunanen, M., Windsperger, J. (Eds.)
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The design and management of networks have become very important research topics in the field of organizational economics and management in the last decade. First, the book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as a theory-driven field by offering new theoretical perspectives on governance structure issues in franchising, alliances, venture capital relations and cooperatives. Second, the book presents new research results on efficiency and performance of franchising networks and joint ventures, as well as on entrepreneurship and strategic issues in franchising and cooperatives.
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Introducing ‘Economics and Management of Networks’
Pages 1-10
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Plural Form in Franchising: An Incomplete Contracting Approach
Pages 13-29
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Franchisee Versus Company Ownership — An Empirical Analysis of Franchisor Profit
Pages 31-50
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Existence of the Plural Form Within Franchised Networks: Some Early Results from the US and French Markets
Pages 51-68
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The Governance Structure of Franchising Firms: A Property Rights Approach
Pages 69-95
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Economics and Management of Networks
- Book Subtitle
- Franchising, Strategic Alliances, and Cooperatives
- Editors
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- Gérard Cliquet
- George W. J. Hendrikse
- Mika Tuunanen
- Josef Windsperger
- Series Title
- Contributions to Management Science
- Copyright
- 2007
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-7908-1758-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-7908-1758-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-7908-1757-7
- Series ISSN
- 1431-1941
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 465
- Number of Illustrations
- 38 b/w illustrations
- Topics
