Management and Governance of Networks : Franchising, Cooperatives, and Strategic Alliances

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Management and Governance of Networks: An Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Strategic Groups in the French Franchising Sector....Pages 11-33
Control and Performance in Franchising Networks....Pages 35-56
Beyond Main Street: Franchising Strategies for Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Australia....Pages 57-73
Social Entrepreneurship and Franchising: A Panacea for Emerging Countries? The Case of Algeria....Pages 75-90
Franchising in the Education Sector: How Do Pakistani Customers Perceive This New Phenomenon?....Pages 91-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Profiling the Natural Food Cooperative Members: Strategic Implications in Terms of Market Positioning and Governance....Pages 111-130
Farmer Cooperatives as Systems of Attributes: An Analysis of Ownership and Investment Complementarities....Pages 131-147
Toward an Updated Typology of US Farmer Cooperatives: Survey Evidence of Recent Hybrid Ownership Restructuring....Pages 149-170
Innovations in Cooperatively Organized Breeding Networks: Analysis of Cluster Structures in Dairy Cattle Breeding in Germany....Pages 171-191
Uniformity in Collective Entrepreneurship: The Case of Food Retail Cooperatives in France....Pages 193-211
Characterizing Cooperatives in China....Pages 213-231
Cooperatives in Kyrgyzstan: Findings from a Survey of Cooperatives and Users....Pages 233-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Alliance Portfolio Management: A Model Based on Dynamic Capabilities....Pages 253-266
The Antecedents of Relationship Phase Affect in Alliances....Pages 267-294
Food Safety Management Through the Lens of Hybrids: The Case of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Shippers....Pages 295-322