Chapter 1 Introducing ‘Economics and Management of Networks’

Chapter 2 Plural Form in Franchising: An Incomplete Contracting Approach

Chapter 3 Franchisee Versus Company Ownership — An Empirical Analysis of Franchisor Profit

Chapter 4 Existence of the Plural Form Within Franchised Networks: Some Early Results from the US and French Markets

Chapter 5 The Governance Structure of Franchising Firms: A Property Rights Approach

Chapter 6 Governance Inseparability in Franchising: Multi-case Study in France and Brazil

Chapter 7 Entrepreneurial Autonomy, Incentives, and Relational Governance in Franchise Chains

Chapter 8 Beneficially Constraining Franchisor’s Power

Chapter 9 A Cointegration Analysis of the Correlates of Performance in Franchised Channels

Chapter 10 Franchised Network Efficiency: A DEA Application to US Networks

Chapter 11 Franchising as Entrepreneurial Activity: Finnish SME Policy Perspective

Chapter 12 Creating Franchised Businesses Through Franchisee Training Program — Empirical Evidence from a Follow-up Study

Chapter 13 Understanding Strategic Interactions in Franchise Relationships

Chapter 14 Administrative and Social Factors in the Governance Structure of European R&D Networks

Chapter 15 Firm and Industrial Organization Frontiers: An Empirical Model of Inter-firm Network in the Winter Sports Industry

Chapter 16 The Influence of Financial Institutions and Investor Behaviour on Company Management Practice

Chapter 17 International Audit Firms as Strategic Networks — The Evolution of Global Professional Service Firms

Chapter 18 International Joint Venture Performance: Impact of Performance Measures and Foreign Parent, Target Country and Investment Specific Variables on Performance

Chapter 19 Orientation in Diversification Behavior of Cooperatives: An Agent-Based Approach

Chapter 20 Organization and Strategy of Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in China