Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

'This work illustrates the fertile and healthy renewal of the link between research and the company. As of late, management has become aware of the vital necessity of drawing on research. For the author, this forward-looking and creative approach no longer pertains only to pure science, but also, and perhaps primarily, to the humanities and social sciences. Emmanuel Josserand has positioned himself at this very crossroads.'

• Contents: Preface by Bernard de Montmorillon Foreword by Carlo Jarillo 1. Introducing the Network Organization 2. The Network, A Mode of Organization 3. Creating a Space of Freedom 4. The First Cross-Cutting Steps 5. Towards a Community of Exchange 6. The Role of the Center 7. Organizational Cohesion Appendix I. Presentation of the Companies Appendix II. Summary of Methodology References Index

Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

'This work illustrates the fertile and healthy renewal of the link between research and the company. As of late, management has become aware of the vital necessity of drawing on research. For the author, this forward-looking and creative approach no longer pertains only to pure science, but also, and perhaps primarily, to the humanities and social sciences. Emmanuel Josserand has positioned himself at this very crossroads.'

• Contents: Preface by Bernard de Montmorillon Foreword by Carlo Jarillo 1. Introducing the Network Organization 2. The Network, A Mode of Organization 3. Creating a Space of Freedom 4. The First Cross-Cutting Steps 5. Towards a Community of Exchange 6. The Role of the Center 7. Organizational Cohesion Appendix I. Presentation of the Companies Appendix II. Summary of Methodology References Index

Emmanuel Josserand, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

'This work illustrates the fertile and healthy renewal of the link between research and the company. As of late, management has become aware of the vital necessity of drawing on research. For the author, this forward-looking and creative approach no longer pertains only to pure science, but also, and perhaps primarily, to the humanities and social sciences. Emmanuel Josserand has positioned himself at this very crossroads.'

• Contents: Preface by Bernard de Montmorillon Foreword by Carlo Jarillo 1. Introducing the Network Organization 2. The Network, A Mode of Organization 3. Creating a Space of Freedom 4. The First Cross-Cutting Steps 5. Towards a Community of Exchange 6. The Role of the Center 7. Organizational Cohesion Appendix I. Presentation of the Companies Appendix II. Summary of Methodology References Index