Design and Management of Interfirm Networks: Franchise Networks, Cooperatives and Alliances

Part I . FRANCHISE Networks .- Innovation and Plural Form.- Peer Trust in Franchise Networks.- Business Model Innovation in Franchising.- Organizational Innovation and Microfranchising.- Competitive Advantage through CSR.- Institutional Influences and Competitiveness.- Principles of Fair Franchise Advisory Councils.- Location Decision Model for Franchisees.- Part II .COOPERATIVES.- Horizon and Portfolio Investments Constraints.- Member Heterogeneity and Cooperative Exit.- Cooperatives in Modern Food Supply Chainsl.- Hybrids in the French Apple Industry.- Part III . ALLIANCES.- Collocation for Supplier-Client Knowledge-basedCoordination.- Tensions and Governance in Industry-UniversityAlliances.- Co-evolution of Clusters and Trans-Local Linkages.- Cluster Cooperation and Value Creation.- Exports, FDI or Strategic Alliances?.- Public Private Partnerships in the Healthcare Sector.