Thomas Ehrmann - Böcker

The organization of interfirm networks, such as alliances, cooperatives, franchise and retail chains, has become an important research topic in the field of economics, marketing, strategic management, and organization theory. This book contributes to the literature on formal and informal inter-organizational governance by providing new insights on contract design, ownership, evolution of cooperation, role of social capital and performance in franchising networks; includes topics of loyalty, reputation and organizational form as well as performance of cooperatives, and discusses the relationship between formal and relational governance in alliances, governance structures of innovation activities, dynamics of interfirm conflicts, and network externalities and alliance formation.

The organization of interfirm networks, such as alliances, cooperatives, franchise and retail chains, has become an important research topic in the field of economics, marketing, strategic management, and organization theory. This book contributes to the literature on formal and informal inter-organizational governance by providing new insights on contract design, ownership, evolution of cooperation, role of social capital and performance in franchising networks; includes topics of loyalty, reputation and organizational form as well as performance of cooperatives, and discusses the relationship between formal and relational governance in alliances, governance structures of innovation activities, dynamics of interfirm conflicts, and network externalities and alliance formation.

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.

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.

Die dynamische Veränderung von Märkten und Branchenstrukturen stellt besondere Anforderungen an die strategische Planung in Unternehmen. Benötigt werden Entscheidungshilfen, die komplexe Situationen strukturieren. Dieses Buch vermittelt fundiert das methodische und quantitative Grundlagenwissen, um strategische Planungsaufgaben in ihrem unternehmensspezifischen Kontext bewältigen zu können. Dazu werden Theorie, empirische Überprüfungen und reale Anwendungen moderner strategischer Planungsinstrumente ausführlich vorgestellt. Das Buch behandelt u.a. die spieltheoretische Strategiewahl, die Wertkettenanalyse, die empirische Überprüfung von Erfahrungskurveneffekten, die moderne kapitalmarktorientierte Portfoliosteuerung, eine empirisch orientierte Sicht der Balanced Scorecard sowie die Long-Tail-Thematik als strategische Herausforderung technologischer Neuentwicklungen der Internetökonomie.

The current book on Nework Governance contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on network goals and performance, inter-organizational learning and trust in alliances, corporate governance issues in cooperatives, governance of cross-border retail networks, contract design and governance innovations in cooperatives and fanchising.

The current book on Nework Governance contributes to the literature by offering new perspectives on network goals and performance, inter-organizational learning and trust in alliances, corporate governance issues in cooperatives, governance of cross-border retail networks, contract design and governance innovations in cooperatives and fanchising.

Der Autor zeigt, dass der Staat ohne Selbstbindung und Ubergabe der Unternehmenskontrolle an den Kapitalmarkt die notwendige Restrukturierung der Bahn nicht anreizen kann.