Springer Management and Governance of Networks: Franchising, Cooperatives, and Strategic Alliances (Contributions to Management Science)

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. From the Back Cover 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. About the Author George Hendrikse is professor in economics of organizations at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Netherlands. Gérard Cliquet is professor of retailing at the School of Business Administration (IGR-IAE), University of Rennes 1, France Thomas Ehrmann is professor of strategic management at the University of Münster, Germany. Josef Windsperger is professor of organization and management at the Department of Management, University of Vienna, Austria.