objective is to show that the design of network governance must follow a two-track principle of efficiency and effectiveness … able to meet an efficiency/effectiveness principle. In these agrifood networks, the governance optimizes a cost … concerning the content and the architecture of business relationships. We will define network governance as the institutional …

Network industries are now characterized by a regime of permanent innovation, while they continue to be fixed and sunk …

possible resources ? The principles of efficiency and effectiveness are proposed to study this question. …The aim of the paper is to propose an interpretation of network building and structure in considering the way all types … network. Indeed, the essence of a network is to be found in the double role of a meta-organization overarching individual …

This article looks at the interactions between branding strategies and governance of vertical transactions. Branding … strategy refers to the choice of information provided to consumers through a brand name. Governance refers to contractual … interactions. We provide an empirical analysis based on case studies to illustrate how governance structures are aligned with …

-level governance and what these theories suggest with respect to the selection of a contractual approach. It begins with an overview of …

case in the French tomato sector, the research focus on the governance mechanisms, and especially authority and enforcement … mechanisms. We show that the collective organization can be analyzed as a combination of governance mechanisms. These mechanisms …