As distributing centres of trade and transportation network, ports play an important role in the development of the national economy. With the changing of the global business environment, the port enterprise operation environment is continuously changing, and growing problems are becoming...

Cover -- Endorsement page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Implementing and Managing Collaborative Relationships -- An Introduction -- The Purpose of This Guide and How to Use It -- Transactions or Collaboration? --...

pt. 1. Programmes for collaboration -- pt. 2. Governing regional development through collaborative networks -- pt. 3. Collaboratio in regional innovation systems -- pt. 4. Collaboration as strategy in and between organisations.