The book introduces a unique and innovative perspective for the study of international business networking. In contrast to the standard construction of models for optimal strategic decision-making, the essays in this book emphasise interpretation, learning by doing, trust and co-operation in the...

Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Sustainable Agrifood Supply Chain Management -- 1.1...

Africa’s Information Revolutionpresents anin-depth examination of the development and economic geographiesaccompanying the rapid diffusion of new ICTs in Sub-SaharanAfrica.Represents the first book-length comparative case study ICTdiffusion in Africa of its kindConfronts current information...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Network analysis brief glossary -- Introduction -- Cooperation and early modern trading networks -- Simon Ruiz (1525/6-1597), a...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Section 1 -- Chapter 1 Brands of Airlines -- 1.1 Schedule Availability -- 1.1.1 Charter Airlines -- 1.1.2 Scheduled Airlines -- 1.2 Size and Domain of Service -- 1.2.1 Major Airlines -- 1.2.2...

The book considers a range of conceptual debates around labour regimes and global production relating to issues of scale, informality, race, social reproduction, the labour process and migration as well as in relation to methods, theory and research practice.

Half title page -- Half title verso -- Title page -- Title verso -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction: The Legal Culture of Global Business Transactions -- Part One. The New Global Environment of Business Transactions -- 1. Sovereignty and...

Today's firms are increasingly embedded in networks of alliances that influence their behavior and performance. Ranjay Gulati examines the 'network resources' that arise from these ties, how successful firms manage these, and how they influence strategy, access to resources, and perceptions of a...

This book addresses the changing nature of high-tech industries in Asia, particularly in the electronics sector. Its up-to-date findings will be invaluable to those involved in management, production networks and corporate strategy