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. Further, it presents a strategic group perspective on franchisers and discusses both social entrepreneurship issues in franchising and franchising strategies for Indigenous entrepreneurship in Australia. Lastly, it offers a dynamic capabilities approach to alliance portfolio management and analyses the antecedents of the transitions taking place in the lifecycles of alliances.

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 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 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 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.

Die Dynamik der Markte ist eine Herausforderung fur die strategische Planung in Unternehmen. Die beteiligten Mitarbeiter benotigen konkrete Entscheidungshilfen. Fundiert und detailliert erlautert der Autor moderne strategische Planungsinstrumente und hilft Ihnen dabei, Planungsaufgaben erfolgreich zu bewaltigen. Aus den Rezensionen: ..". Thomas Ehrmann hat] ein Buch geschrieben, das Theorie, Empirie und Anwendbarkeit in gelungener Weise miteinander verknupft. ... Unter den zahlreichen Werken ... gebuhrt diesem Buch ... ein besonderer Platz. Sehr empfehlenswerte Studienliteratur." (in: Studium - Das Buchmagazin fur Studenten, 2006, Issue 78, S. 12)"

Dieses Special Issue zeigt die Bedeutung des operativen Managements fur den Erfolg von Grundungsunternehmen in innovativen und schnell wachsenden Branchen, die Qualitat von Geschaftsideen am Beispiel von Online-Ideen-Foren, das Strategieverhalten von Grundern, die Barrieren im Grundungsprozess, Spin-Offs aus Universitaten und ausseruniversitaren Forschungseinrichtungen, innovations- und imitationsgetriebene Unternehmensgrundungen und untersucht die Stabilitat bzw. die Veranderung von Erfolgsfaktoren bei Grundungen

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