Management of Network Organizations: Theoretical Problems and the Dilemmas in Practice

Theoretical Aspects of Network Management: Strategic Management of Networks.- Alliances Amongst Companies in the Network Model of International Expansion.- Relations Between Trust and Networks.- Application of Cooperative Management in Enterprises: Management Approach, Problems and Recommendations.- Management of Selected Forms of Network Organizations: Industry Clusters as Network Organizations.- Cluster Mapping - A Basis for the Creation of Network Cooperation.- The Process of Cluster Management.- Managerial Challenges for Networks and Beyond.- Effectiveness of Network Management: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Relations in Network Organizations.- The Evaluation of Business Excellence Within Network Enterprises.- The Economization of Network Business Models.- Structural Pathology in Inter-Organizational Networks and the Decision-Making Autonomy of its Members.- Network Management in Practice: The Development and Management of Alliance Networks in the Biopharmaceutical Industry.- Management of Cooperative Activities in Sporting Organizations Within Alliance Networks.- Are Inter-Firm Networks Really Worth It?.- Using Management Tools to Manage Network Organizations and Network Models.