Industrial Networks: A New View of Reality

Networks provide a complex paradigm for economic exchange relationships. The opportunities they offer to reduce uncertainty and provide a framework for effective development have attracted considerable interest among business researchers. This volume brings together the latest studies and research in this area. By examining the foundations of industrial networks and analyzing network methodology and modelling, it is able to offer an integrated approach to the whole area which will be suitable for readers looking into the topic for the first time, as well as those interested in new developments. The text covers small group analysis, network change processes and implications for business strategy, and presents new ways to exploit inter-organizational relationships in the face of change.