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The design and management of interfirm networks has become a very important research field both in economics and management in the last two decades. The current book presents new theoretical perspectives and empirical results on the design and management of franchise networks, cooperatives, alliances, and clusters.
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Windsperger, J., Cliquet, G., Hendrikse, G.W.J., Srećković, M. (2019). Design and Management of Interfirm Networks: An Introduction. In: Windsperger, J., Cliquet, G., Hendrikse, G., Srećković, M. (eds) Design and Management of Interfirm Networks. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29245-4_1
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