Strategic management research is about explaining why some firms continuously outperform others. Recent research has been focusing on the study of alliances as vehicles to boost competitive - or better: collaborative - advantage. Moving beyond the dyadic level, corporate networks have become a...

Strategische Allianzen und Hyperwettbewerb -- Erklärungsansätze strategischer Allianzen -- Fähigkeitsorientierter Ansatz -- Allianzfähigkeit -- Empirische Untersuchung von Allianzfähigkeit -- Fazit.

Organisationstheoretische Untersuchung strategischer Unternehmensnetzwerke -- Strategische Unternehmensnetzwerke und ihre Bedeutung in Theorie und Praxis -- Marketingtheoretische Untersuchung strategischer Unternehmensnetzwerke -- Marketing-Konzeption des strategischen Unternehmensnetzwerks --...

Verrechnungspreissysteme für Unternehmungsnetzwerke -- Kooperationen von Logistikdienstleistern -- Verrechnungspreissysteme für Speditionsnetzwerke -- Simulationsgestützte Gestaltung und Bewertung von Verrechnungspreissystemen für Stückgutnetzwerke -- Exemplarische Analyse des Prototyps --...

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 European Union is an increasingly important influence on our daily lives with important political, economic and cultural implications. To understand how to bridge the gaps between national cultures and economic systems is an imperative. This book considers in depth from the inside out, one...

The design and management of networks have become very important research topics in the field of organizational economics and management. Emphasizing this research as a theory-driven field, this book presents research results on efficiency and performance of franchising networks and joint...

Kathrin Bösecke analyses the factors that determine the success of business combinations. Based on her analysis of 126 acquisitions and 66 alliances in the European utility industry, she identifies the origin of the participating firms as well as the target country as essential determinants of...

Strategische Netzwerke als Chance für KMU -- Stand der Erfolgsfaktorenforschung von Kooperationen -- Gestaltung eines Interaktionsmodells -- Empirisches Forschungsdesign -- Präzisierung der Erfolgsfaktoren strategischer KMU-Netzwerke und Handlungsempfehlungen -- Leitsätze zum...

With her work, Irène Kilubi builds a bridge between two areas of business research, on the one hand the supply chain management, and on the other hand innovation and technology management. In the context of her work, she proposes to expand the usual instruments of supply chain risk management...