Small firms and network economies / Martin Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Martin, 1956-

Perry M Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

Routledge studies in small business ; 6.

Routledge studies in small business ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business networks--Case studies.

Business networks.

Small business--Case studies.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent development experience points to the way business can be the key to a dynamic small business sector, especially where those links are built on high trust co-operative relations.This book reviews different types of small business network, illustrated by an international selection of case studies, including:* Chinese family business networks* ethnic minority business networks* Japanese and South Korean business group networks* Taiwan's subcontracting networks* European industrial districts Network promotion initiatives in Singapore, New Zealand, Scandinavia

Contents:

Small Firms and Network Economies; Copyright; Contents; List of boxes; List of figures and tables; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Networks at the micro level; Networks at the macro level; Purpose and scope of the book; Outline of the book; 2 Analyzing networks; Networks - from the bottom up; Networks - from the top down; Networks - intermediate perspectives; Conclusion; 3 Family business in ethnic and social networks; Ethnic enterprise; Overseas Chinese networks; Ethnic business in a hostile environment; Family business; Conclusion; 4 Community-based networks

Industrial district theory The Italian case; Industrial districts in Japan; Baden-Württemberg; Silicon Valley; Conclusion; 5 Organisational networks; Business groups; Business groups in Asia; Industry associations; Strategic alliances; Franchising; Conclusion; 6 Subcontracting and supplier networks; Issues in subcontracting; Subcontracting in Japan; Changing buyer-supplier relations in Western manufacturing; Subcontracting for multinationals; Conclusion; 7 Promoting networks in New Zealand; The network environment; Networking for export growth; Network associations; Lessons from New Zealand

Conclusion 8 Conclusion; Policy for networks; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-225) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-33001-5

0-203-27353-2

0-203-05693-0

9780203056936

OCLC:

54874846