| Description |
208 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The Network Economy: Past and Present 1 -- The trend towards networks -- Networks defined 4 -- The network economy defined 7 -- Drivers behind the network economy 8 -- Trends in networking 12 -- The aims and benefits of networking 13 -- The role of the company in the network 16 -- Summary 18 -- 2. Network Strategy at the Network Level 19 -- Quasi-integration networks 21 -- Vertical supply networks 25 -- Solution networks 29 -- R&D networks 31 -- Standardization networks 34 -- Networks and regions 36 -- Networks or not? 36 -- Summary 38 -- 3. Network Strategy at the Company Level 39 -- Three types of network positions 39 -- Group membership versus bridges 47 -- Empirical studies into network positions 48 -- Managing multiple networks 52 -- Limits to choosing network positions 54 -- Summary 56 -- 4. Network Structure: Optimizing the Alliance Portfolio 57 -- Obtaining the right fit 57 -- Five building blocks 60 -- Designing networks: examples of fit 80 -- Design flaws in networks: misfit 82 -- Summary 84 -- 5. The Network Process: Partnering, Implementation, Management, -- Change 85 -- Partner selection 86 -- Implementation: planned or evolutionary? 90 -- Management 98 -- Network knowledge management 105 -- Change 113 -- Summary 115 -- 6. Network Tactics: Moves against Competitors 117 -- Industry level tactics 118 -- Group level tactics 120 -- Company network level tactics 122 -- Moves and countermoves in mobile software 125 -- Summary 128 -- 7. Networks and Competition 131 -- Antitrust policy and networks 138 -- Implications for companies 141 -- Summary 142 -- 8. The Limits to Networks 143 -- Conservative versus constructive networks 143 -- Limits in constructive networks 146 -- Business strategy 147 -- Network strategy 148 -- Network structure 148 -- Partner selection 149 -- Iaplementation 150 -- Management 150 -- Change 152 -- Networks: no cure for all pains 155 -- Summary 156 -- 9. The Network Economy: Myth and Meaning 159 -- Networks and management 159 -- Networks and nations 162 -- The individual in the network 164 -- The myths 166 -- Summary 170 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Originally published: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index |
| Subject |
Business networks.
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Business planning.
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| LC no. |
2006298880 |
| ISBN |
1845428374 (paperback) |
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9781845428372 (paperback) |
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