Co-operative structures in global business
Subtitle: communicating, transferring knowledge, and learning across the corporate frontier
By: Gordon H. Boyce
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd. / Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Abington, Oxon
Language: eng
Subjects: Business networks; Case studies; International business enterprises; Management; Technology transfer; Strategic alliances (Business); Business Communication; Knowledge Management
Other titles: Business Source Complete.
Description: Using a series of twelve historical case-studies that are based on extensive archival research, this book explains why firms succeed or fail in communicating or transferring knowledge and discovering new expertise. By analysing how workable trade-offs between opposing forces have been achieved in the past, this study provides a set of guidelines for executives who embark upon inter-firm projects. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The theoretical and historical context; title: Agency agreements in international business: dynamic model of shipowner agent relations, 1870 1939; title: A family-based network: the Holt Swire Scott connection, decision-support systems and staff development, 1860 1970; title: A multinational joint venture: the Orient Paint, Varnish and Colour Co., 1932 49; title: A purchasing co-operative: the Steel Manufacturers' Nickel Syndicate, 1901 39; title: A licensing pyramid: John Brown Company and International Curtis Marine Turbine Company, 1908 29; title: A technology transfer agreement: Babcock Wilcox, 1880 1970Learning within an inter-organisational group: the Union Steamship Co. and oil propulsion, 1912 39; title: A joint exploration venture: Western Mining Corporation and Hanna/Homestake, 1960 72; title: Contracts based on knowledge: the J. Walter Thompson Company and Unilever compounding intangible assets, 1900 70; title: An Australian supplier chain: the New South Wales Bottle Co., 1909 80; title: Hollywood networks, 1970 99; title: Conclusion: inter-firm relationships