Management of International Business Networks Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks Series

Fully updated and revised, this second edition builds upon the foundations of business network theory introduced in Business Networks: Strategy and Structure.

Drawing together the international dimensions of global business networks and a discussion of the modes of foreign market entry, this book covers a range of management issues including:

• co-ordination
• governance
• evolution of business networks across borders.

This book will be of interest to those studying or researching ownership or organization of enterprises, business systems analysis and economics and business and management in general.

1 Introduction 2. Network Dynamics and Evolution 3. Managing Network Communications and Resource Flows: Network Coordination 4. Managing Cooperation and Competition in Networks: Network Governance 5. Managing Foreign Market Entry and Internationalisation of Business Networks 6. Managing International Supply-Chain Networks, R&D Networks & Technology Alliances and Partnerships 7. Cases of International Business Networks