The Formation Process of SME Networks A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Haas, Marita (Συγγραφέας), Vetschera, Rudolf (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : DUV, 2007.
• Θέματα: Business.; Management.; Organization.; Planning.; Business and Management.

 Cooperation concepts can be considered as an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome arising problems due to their size. Although the advantages of cooperations, such as cost sharing, access to new markets and increased flexibility, are well-known and discussed in literature, the realization of the concept remains challenging. Marita Haas claims that social processes are decisive for the success of SME networks and creates a phase concept based on group theory that describes how owners of small enterprises enter into a cooperation. The framework is applied to three network formation cases in Austria, Belgium and Turkey. The author shows that group theory is a useful tool to understand and anticipate processes in networked organizations and indicates that the group formation process must be accomplished before a network will be able to create benefits. 

 State of the Art -- Framework Development -- Design of Analysis -- Empirical Data: Network Formation Processes -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions and Outlook on Further Work.