The Formation Process of SME Networks : A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey /
By: Haas, Marita [author.].
Contributor(s): Vetschera, Rudolf [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Wiesbaden : DUV, 2007.Description: XV, 255 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783835054318.Subject(s): Business | Management | Organization | Planning | Business and Management | Organization | ManagementDDC classification: 658.1 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBK7306 |
State of the Art -- Framework Development -- Design of Analysis -- Empirical Data: Network Formation Processes -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions and Outlook on Further Work.
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.
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