Design and Management of Interfirm Networks : Franchise Networks, Cooperatives and Alliances

Part I . FRANCHISE Networks -- Innovation and Plural Form -- Peer Trust in Franchise Networks -- Business Model Innovation in Franchising -- Organizational Innovation and Microfranchising -- Competitive Advantage through CSR -- Institutional Influences and Competitiveness -- Principles of Fair Franchise Advisory Councils -- Location Decision Model for Franchisees -- Part II .COOPERATIVES -- Horizon and Portfolio Investments Constraints -- Member Heterogeneity and Cooperative Exit -- Cooperatives in Modern Food Supply Chainsl -- Hybrids in the French Apple Industry -- Part III . ALLIANCES -- Collocation for Supplier-Client Knowledge-basedCoordination -- Tensions and Governance in Industry-UniversityAlliances -- Co-evolution of Clusters and Trans-Local Linkages -- Cluster Cooperation and Value Creation -- Exports, FDI or Strategic Alliances? -- Public Private Partnerships in the Healthcare Sector