Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business. One reason for the region's strength, and a predictor of Asia's endurance, are its business networks—^Ikeiretsus^R in Japan, ^Ichaebols^R in Korea, and other forms that connect single firms, entire industries, and which interlink the region as a whole. Richter and his contributors examine the origins of business networks, their effects on the economies, and the implications of their presence and growth in Asian economies. Corporate strategic planners, marketing executives, and other decision makers will find here an important contribution to their understanding of why Asia's economies will pick up again and how they will continue to grow.The book examines the promises of business networks and the role of transaction costs, interdependence, and membership commitment. The contributors do not automatically assume that past successes of these networks will mean future successes; rather, they define the outlines of new and innovative forms of networks, and see in their configurations an even better platform for further economic development in Asia and for the globalization of Asian multinationals. Contributors offer a critical approach to theory and practice of Asian networking, and because of their national diversity are able to provide a variety of viewpoints on them. Research-based and presenting the thinking of scholars and practitioners alike, the book supplies expert knowledge and a basis for academic discourse on managerial policy not easily found elsewhere.
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Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business.
Introduction and Background Network Organization: Asian Solutions for Business Transformations Forms of Network Organizations by Ravi S. Achrol Networks and Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia: The Role of Social Capital and Membership Commitment by Shaker A. Zahra, Gerard George, and Dennis M. Garvis Markets and Networks: How They Operate in Asia by Nelson Santos Antonio Japanese Keiretsus and Korean Chaebols: Renaissance or Revolution? Changes in Interorganizational Networks of Japanese Corporate Groups: From Parenting to Partnering by Yoshiya Teramoto Japan-Style Intercompany Groups: New Dimensions in the Asian Context by Ivan S. Tselichtchev Demystifying Asian Business Networks: The Hierarchical Core of Interfirm Relations in Korean Chaebols by Dongyoub Shin and Ku-Hyuk Kwon The Dynamics of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Indian Networks Weaving Opportunities: The Influence of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Indian Business Networks on Asian Business Operations by George T. Haley and Usha C. V. Haley Chinese Family Business Networks and Regional Economic Development in Asia by Linda Clarke, Ming Yue, and Mary Ann von Glinow The Emergence of Networks in China Networks as Comparative Advantage: The Role of Chinese Sogo Shosha in Managing Paradox by John Kidd and Jane Lu Industrial Restructuring in Post-Deng China: Towards a Network Economy by Frank-Jurgen Richter New Concepts for New Realities, or How to Transcend Networks Bargaining Context, Entrepreneurial Initiative, and Society of Networked Producers by Parthasarathi Banerjee Beyond the Network Organization: Self-Sustainable Web Enterprises by Milan Zeleny Index
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Examines business networks throughout Asia and how they have contributed to Asia's economic success-and will continue to do so-as Asia emerges from economic crisis.
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ISBN
9781567203028
Publisert
1999-05-30
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Vendor
Praeger Publishers Inc
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
320
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FRANK-JÜRGEN RICHTER is a senior executive with a German multinational corporation based in China. He is a frequent speaker on issues related to Asian economies, international management, and global competition.