Management of Alliance Network at the Functioning Stage
The effective functioning of alliance network is inextricably linked to the skills required to manage such networks, which means that management is crucial in this process. Cooperation within a network creates relationships between its members. The larger
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Włodzimierz Sroka Štefan Hittmár •
Management of Alliance Networks Formation, Functionality, and Post Operational Strategies
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Włodzimierz Sroka Department of Management Academy of Business in Dabrowa Gornicza Dabrowa Gornicza Poland
ISSN 2191-5482 ISBN 978-3-642-34245-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-34246-2
Štefan Hittmár Department of Management Theories University of Zilina Zilina Slovakia
ISSN 2191-5490 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-34246-2 (eBook)
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Foreword
Alliance networks are increasingly important strategic weapons available to firms in their attempts to gain competitive advantages. Therefore, the management of alliance networks should occupy a preeminent position on the agenda of both academics and practitioners in the strategy field. Our knowledge of alliance network management is still underdeveloped, however, and research efforts that shed light on them are particularly welcomed. Sroka and Hittmar contribute in such a direction with their book that, while building on the extant scholarly literature on strategic alliances and interorga
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