The Formation Process of SME Networks: A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey - Couverture souple

Haas, Marita

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3835008544 ISBN 13 : 9783835008540

Editeur : Deutscher Universitätsverlag, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Marita Haas promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Rudolf Vetschera am Lehrstuhl für Organisation und Planung der Universität Wien.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Deutscher Universitätsverlag
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3835008544
• ISBN 13: 9783835008540
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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