Co-operative structures in global business : communicating, transferring knowledge and learning across the corporate frontier / Gordon H. Boyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyce, Gordon, 1954-

Series:

Routledge international studies in business history ; 9.

Routledge international studies in business history ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business networks--Case studies.

Business networks.

International business enterprises--Management--Case studies.

International business enterprises.

Technology transfer--Case studies.

Technology transfer.

Strategic alliances (Business)--Case studies.

Strategic alliances (Business).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; The theoretical and historical context; Agency agreements in international business: dynamic model of shipowner agent relations, 1870 1939; A family-based network: the Holt Swire Scott connection, decision-support systems and staff development, 1860 1970; A multinational joint venture: the Orient Paint, Varnish and Colour Co., 1932 49; A purchasing co-operative: the Steel Manufacturers' Nickel Syndicate, 1901 39; A licensing pyramid: John Brown Company and International Curtis Marine Turbine Company, 1908 29

A technology transfer agreement: Babcock Wilcox, 1880 1970Learning within an inter-organisational group: the Union Steamship Co. and oil propulsion, 1912 39; A joint exploration venture: Western Mining Corporation and Hanna/Homestake, 1960 72; Contracts based on knowledge: the J. Walter Thompson Company and Unilever compounding intangible assets, 1900 70; An Australian supplier chain: the New South Wales Bottle Co., 1909 80; Hollywood networks, 1970 99; Conclusion: inter-firm relationships; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60609-5

1-134-60610-9

1-280-32645-X

0-203-25218-7

0-203-18767-9

9780203187678

OCLC:

50822481