Economics and Management of Networks : Franchising, Strategic Alliances, and Cooperatives : with 38 Figures and 81 Tables / ... – Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag, 2007. - 465 p., il.;– (Contributions to Management Science. / series editors : Werner A. Müller , Martina Bihn . – Bibliogr. at the end of articles . – [N. c.] – 978-3-7908-1757-7 : 22483 tg.
The book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as a theory-driven field by offering new theoretical perspectives on governance structure issues in franchising, alliances, venture capital relations and cooperatives. Also, the book presents new research results on efficiency and performance of franchising networks and joint ventures, as well as on entrepreneurship and strategic issues in franchising and cooperatives
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