New Developments in the Theory of Networks

Mika Tuunanen, Research focus: Franchising and Entrepreneurship, Professor at the School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, FinlandJosef Windsperger, Research focus: Networks and Theory of the Firm, Professor of Organization and Management at the Center of Business Studies, University of Vienna, Austria Gerard Cliquet, Research focus: Marketing, Retailing and Franchising, Professor of Business at the IGR-IAE, Université de Rennes 1, FranceGeorge Hendrikse, Research focus: Organization Economics, Cooperatives, Franchising, Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

• Part I: Franchising: Contract Design and Decision Rights; Incentives and Ownership Strategy; Strategy, Competition and Internationalization of Franchise Firms; Entrepreneurship and Franchising; Franchising and Regulation.- Part II: Alliances: Value Creation in Network Relationships; Organization of Innovation Through Alliances; Knowledge Management in Networks.- Part III: Cooperatives: Behaviorial Logics and Governance of Cooperatives.