Institutional Influences on Interorganisational Networks: A Case of Russia

ISBN-13: 9783631522493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 175 str.

Gorovaia, Nina

Opis

Interorganisational networks are ever-present in the modern globalized world. They allow organisations to overcome restrictive hierarchical structures, reach broader geographical regions and penetrate new and existing markets. This work provides a novel view on the performance of networks. It investigates the influence of the institutional environment in shaping the characteristics of strategic networks, thereby influencing their performance. The diverging characteristics of a network emerge as a direct consequence of institutional differences and determine the key drivers of performance: flexibility, ability to exchange information and capacity to innovate. A case-study of a Russian strategic network highlights the interplay between institutions, network characteristics and performance.

Spis treści

Contents: Interorganisational networks - Strategic networks - Alliances - Keiretsu - Chaebol - Taiwanese family networks - Russian strategic networks - Institutional influences on networks - Institutions of transition economy - Economic rationalism - Social embeddedness - Network performance - Drivers of performance: Flexibility, Information exchange, Learning, Innovation - Performance assessment - Empirical case-study - Network characteristics - Authority structure - Trust - Investment patterns - Ownership patterns - Longevity of co-operation - State relations.

O autorze

The Author: Nina Gorovaia, born 1974; currently an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Cyprus College, Nicosia. Ph.D. in Organisational Networks from the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna; Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from the Lomonosov University in Moscow; consulting with oil trading, processing industries in Austria, Russia and Cyprus; seminars and presentations at the Universities of Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Bristol.