Co-operative Structures in Global Business: Communicating, Transferring Knowledge and Learning across the Corporate Frontier by Gordon H. Boyce
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Co-operative Structures in Global Business
Co-operative Structures in Global Business
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This volume explores how firms operating in industries as diverse as film making, shipping, engineering, mining, and advertising have collaborated to develop innovative services, technologies and products to reach new markets.
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'Overall, this is a most interesting and stimulating book, and one from which business historians will profit greatly - both for teaching purposes, and as a source of concepts and ideas to be used in future research.' - Business History
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Agency agreements in international business: a dynamic model of shipowner-agent relations, 1870-19393. A family-based network: the Holt-Swire-Scott connection, decision support systems and staff development4. A multinational joint-venture: Orient Paint, Varnish and Colour Co., 1932-495. A purchasing co-operative: the steel manufacturer's nickel syndicate, 1902-396. A licensing pyramid: the John Brown company and International Curtis Marine Turbine Inc. 1908-19297. A technology transfer agreement: Babcock and Wilcox, 1880-19708. Learning within an inter-organisational group: Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand and oil propulsion, 1912-19399. A joint exploration venture: WMC and Hanna/Homestake 1960-197210. Contracts based on knowledge: the J. Walter Thompson company and Unilever - compounding intangible assets, 1900-197011. An Australian supplier chain: the New South Wales Bottle Company, 1912-197012. Hollywood networks, 1970-1999Conclusion: inter-form relationships
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NPB9780415216449
9780415216449
0415216443
Co-operative Structures in Global Business: Communicating, Transferring Knowledge and Learning across the Corporate Frontier by Gordon H. Boyce
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
20001012
272
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