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Handbook on international alliance and network research [electronic resource] / edited by Jorma Larimo, Niina Nummela and Tuija Mainela.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2015.Description: 1 online resource (544 p.) ; cmISBN:
  • 9781783475483 (e-book)
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Contents:
pt. I. State-of-the-art in alliance and network research -- pt. II. Conceptual development in alliance and network research -- pt. III. Empirical evidence of international alliances and networks.
Summary: Over the past few decades, alliance and networks have been generally examined individually. This Handbook sheds new light on this research by combining the two topics and focuses on highlighting their similarities. The expert contributors discuss topics surrounding the state-of-the-art in alliance and network research such as organising opportunities in international entrepreneurship; transaction costs in alliances and joint ventures; diaspora networks; and national culture and international alliances. They go on to look at conceptual developments relating to born globals; subsidiary performance; internationalisation; and knowledge transfer and organisational learning. Finally, they present empirical evidence of international alliances and networks. They combine diverse types of studies including literature reviews, conceptual papers and empirical studies in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Researchers with an interest in joint ventures and alliance and networks, along with students and academics of international business will find this book to be a valuable resource.
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Includes index.

pt. I. State-of-the-art in alliance and network research -- pt. II. Conceptual development in alliance and network research -- pt. III. Empirical evidence of international alliances and networks.

Over the past few decades, alliance and networks have been generally examined individually. This Handbook sheds new light on this research by combining the two topics and focuses on highlighting their similarities. The expert contributors discuss topics surrounding the state-of-the-art in alliance and network research such as organising opportunities in international entrepreneurship; transaction costs in alliances and joint ventures; diaspora networks; and national culture and international alliances. They go on to look at conceptual developments relating to born globals; subsidiary performance; internationalisation; and knowledge transfer and organisational learning. Finally, they present empirical evidence of international alliances and networks. They combine diverse types of studies including literature reviews, conceptual papers and empirical studies in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Researchers with an interest in joint ventures and alliance and networks, along with students and academics of international business will find this book to be a valuable resource.

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