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The book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as an interdisciplinary field by offering new theoretical perspectives and presenting new empirical results on strategic and governance structure issues in cooperatives, franchising networks, alliances, joint ventures and venture capital relations. The authors apply different theoretical views on networks, such as transaction cost theory, property rights theory, resource- and knowledge-based theory, evolutionary theory, information richness theory and social exchange theory.

The exciting developments that have occurred in economic organisational theory, up until now discussed in technical journals, are made accessible to undergraduate students of strategic economics modules in a clearly structured format. With coverage of contemporary issues, authoritative references, numerous applications, exercises and problems – all accompanied by invaluable website-based resources – this book provides a sound introduction to economics, organization and management.