Contributing pioneering new research, this innovative book proposes new ways and directions in which to extend the influential ‘business networks perspective’ approach to doing business. While previous research has focused upon relationships with customers and suppliers, the authors argue...

The authors propose a deeper and intensified study of dynamics in business networks. They argue that although changeability is often claimed to be an important feature of networks, this characteristic has been somewhat disregarded in research. The authors, addressing in particular the industrial...

A merger or acquisition is usually a challenging endeavor with a single ultimate aim: to create value for the owner. However, stakeholder theory shows how such a narrow and one-sided focus is detrimental to value-creation in general - not only for other stakeholders within and outside the...