Title:
Managing network resources : alliances, affiliations and other relational assets
Author:
Gulati, Ranjay.
ISBN:
9780199299850
9780199299355
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Physical Description:
XI, 325 str. : tabele, graf. prikazi ; 24 cm.
Contents:
LIST OF FIGURES ; LIST OF TABLES ; Introduction ; 1. Overview of the book ; part I: NETWORK RESOURCES AND THE FORMATION OF NEW TIES ; 2. Network resources and the proclivity of firms to enter into alliances ; 3. Network resources and the choice of partners in alliances ; 4. The contingent role of network resources emanating from board interlocks in alliance formation ; part II: NETWORK RESOURCES AND THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF TIES ; 5. Network resources and the choice of governance structure in alliances ; 6. The architecture of cooperation: the role of network resources in managing coordination costs and appropriation concerns in strategic alliances ; part III: NETWORK RESOURCES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS AND THEIR ALLIANCES 7. Network resources and the performance of firms ; 8. The multifaceted nature of network resources ; part IV: NETWORK RESOURCES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SETTINGS ; 9. The effects of network resources arising from upper echelon affiliations on underwriter prestige and performance ; 10. The contingent effects of network resources ; Conclusions and future directions ; APPENDIX 1: DATABASES ; APPENDIX 2: METHODS ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX.
Abstract:
Today's firms are increasingly embedded in networks of alliances and other ties that influence their behavior and performance. In this, his first book on the subject, Ranjay Gulati examines the 'network resources' that arise from these ties, how successful firms manage these, and how they influence strategy, access to material resources, and perceptions of a firm's legitimacy held by key external parties such as investors and banks. The book synthesises Gulati's influential work on network dynamics from the last fifteen years, and presents the key findings from this extensive body of research. Gulati's insights are important for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in the behavior of firms in an increasingly networked economy. Ranjay Gulati is one of the leading theorists and researchers studying alliances and networks, and has written widely on the subject. His work has been published in leading academic journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, and in the Harvard Business Review.