Management and Governance of Networks Franchising, Cooperatives, and Strategic Alliances /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hendrikse, George W. J. (Editor), Cliquet, Gérard (Editor), Ehrmann, Thomas (Editor), Windsperger, Josef (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science,
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Organization.; Planning.; Sales management.; Industrial organization.; Business and Management.; Sales/Distribution.; Industrial Organization.; Business Strategy/Leadership.
• Physical Description: IX, 322 p. 16 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319572765
• ISSN: 1431-1941

This book highlights cutting-edge research in the economics and management of networks as an interdisciplinary field, offering new theoretical, empirical and practical perspectives on the management, governance, ownership and control of cooperatives, franchising networks and strategic alliances. Further, it presents a strategic group perspective on franchisers and discusses both social entrepreneurship issues in franchising and franchising strategies for Indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia. Lastly, it offers a dynamic capabilities approach to alliance portfolio management and analyses the antecedents of the transitions taking place in the lifecycles of alliances.