LEADER 03329oam 2200685I 450 001 9910455149703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-429-23195-4 010 $a0-203-27666-3 010 $a1-134-73343-7 010 $a1-280-53944-5 010 $a0-203-44340-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203443408 035 $a(CKB)111056485530416 035 $a(EBL)170453 035 $a(OCoLC)560514480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119775 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149986 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119775 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10073424 035 $a(PQKB)10803626 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170453 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL170453 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055955 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53944 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485530416 100 $a20180331d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe changing boundaries of the firm $eexplaining evolving inter-firm relations /$fedited by Massimo G. Colombo 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in business organization and networks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-86589-3 311 $a0-415-15470-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Some introductory reflections; Alliance capitalism?; Reappraising the eclectic paradigm in an age of alliance capitalism; On knowledge and power in the theory of the firm; Blurring boundaries: new inter-firm relationships and the emergence of networked, knowledge-based oligopolies; Joint ventures, alliances, and hierarchical integration; The evolution of collaborative activity in the firm 327 $aTesting theories of joint ventures: Why Japanese investors in the United States choose joint ventures over acquisitionsA simultaneous equations model of technological agreements and infra-mural RD; Technological change and vertical integration: Analysis of international vertical integration in multinational companies; Supply relations; Cost, quality, and learning based governance of buyer-supplier relations; Japanese 'transplant' supplier relations: are they transferable? Should they be?; Customer-subcontractor relationships; Index 330 $aThis book offers a distinctive analysis of the relations and interplay between the internal activities of firms, their changing boundaries and increasing reliance on networks and alliances with other firms. 410 0$aRoutledge studies in business organization and networks 606 $aInterorganizational relations 606 $aCommunication in organizations 606 $aIndustrial concentration 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInterorganizational relations. 615 0$aCommunication in organizations. 615 0$aIndustrial concentration. 676 $a302.3/5 701 $aColombo$b Massimo G$083966 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455149703321 996 $aThe changing boundaries of the firm$92290648 997 $aUNINA