Stefan Klein

Managing Dynamic Networks: Organizational Perspectives of Technology Enabled Inter-firm Collaboration Stefan Klein 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006 edition

Marc Notes: In order to investigate the new realities created by technology-enabled forms of network organizations and address the emerging managerial challenges, this text introduces an integrative view on inter-firm network management. Strategic, economic and relational facets of business networking are explored. Table of Contents: Foundation - A theoretical and conceptual frame for inter-firm network management: Management philosophy and practices in the context of inter-firm collaboration. Network Management Framework.- Explication and Application - Selected sections of the framework will be extended and discussed in detail and/or applied throughout a range of industries: Connecting Company Strategy and Network Identity. Managing R&D alliance portfolios - The case of mobile service providers. Network Business Model Configuration. The Role of Social Capital in Managing Relationships with IT Suppliers - A Case Study in Electronic Commerce. The Influence of Power Relations on Organisational Identification in Buyer-Supplier Relationships of the German Automotive Industry - A dyadic perspective. Performance Measurement in Supply Chain Networks - The Case of fast moving Consumer Goods. Examining the Emerging Dynamics of an Information Infrastructure created from the Introduction of a Web-based Collaboration Platform for Improving Project Management and Control in the Construction Industry. Unraveling the Virtual University - The Case of the Global eManagement MBA.- Conclusion - Taking stock of the findings of section II, generalizing and summarizing them in form of management implications: Management Implications and Guidelines.-

Contributor Bio:  Klein, Stefan Stefan Klein, PhD, recipient of the prestigious Georg von Holtzbrink Prize for Scientific Journalism, is one of Europe's premier science writers, as well as a trained physicist himself. His many books include the #1 international bestseller "The Science of Happiness" and have been translated into 25 languages. Ross Benjamin is a translator and a writer. He has received the prestigious Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize as well as a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship.