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

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introducing “Strategy and Governance of Networks”....Pages 1-9
On the Nature of a Cooperative: A System of Attributes Perspective....Pages 13-26
Determinants of Successful Cooperation in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland....Pages 27-46
Innovation Processes in Cooperative Organizations: Results of a Case Study Research....Pages 47-62
Structure and Governance of Networks: Cases of Franchising and Co-operative Chains....Pages 63-82
Stable Plural Forms in Franchise Systems: An Examination of the Evolution of Ownership Redirection Research....Pages 87-112
A Comparison of Company Owned and Franchised Fast Food Outlet Performance: Insights from Health Inspection Scores....Pages 113-125
New Challenges for Store Location in a Plural Form Network: An Exploratory Study....Pages 127-145
Plural Form and the Internationalization of Franchising Networks: Exploring the Potential Relationship....Pages 147-164
The Knowledge Transfer Strategy of Franchising Firms: Evidence from the Austrian Franchise Sector....Pages 167-182
Trust and Fairness in Franchise Relationships....Pages 183-203
Concept Uniformity: Control Versus Freedom in Business Format Franchising....Pages 205-220
Franchisee Discontinuance and Failure Empirical Findings from Finland....Pages 223-243
A Model to Analyse Governance Structures in Technological Networks....Pages 249-268
Inter-Firm Relations and Innovative Activity: A Cluster Analysis Based on Subcontracting Firms in the French Sillon Alpin....Pages 269-292
Conflict Resolution Mechanisms in Alliance Networks....Pages 293-309
Intermediary Institutions and Embeddedness in Technology Networks....Pages 311-323
Governing for Success: The Host Country Uncertainty and the Design of Foreign Parent Control in International Joint Ventures....Pages 327-346
Performance Implications of Network Structure, Resource Investment, and Competition in the German Motion Picture Industry....Pages 347-372
Syndication Strategies in Venture Capital Networks....Pages 373-391