Haas, Marita. <br/><br/>
The Formation Process of SME Networks  A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey /  [electronic resource] : 
by Marita Haas, Rudolf Vetschera. 
 - XV, 255 p.  online resource. 
<br/><br/>State of the Art -- Framework Development -- Design of Analysis -- Empirical Data: Network Formation Processes -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions and Outlook on Further Work. 
<br/><br/> Cooperation concepts can be considered as an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome arising problems due to their size. Although the advantages of cooperations, such as cost sharing, access to new markets and increased flexibility, are well-known and discussed in literature, the realization of the concept remains challenging. Marita Haas claims that social processes are decisive for the success of SME networks and creates a phase concept based on group theory that describes how owners of small enterprises enter into a cooperation. The framework is applied to three network formation cases in Austria, Belgium and Turkey. The author shows that group theory is a useful tool to understand and anticipate processes in networked organizations and indicates that the group formation process must be accomplished before a network will be able to create benefits. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783835054318 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-3-8350-5431-8  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business.<br/>Management.<br/>Organization.<br/>Planning.<br/>Business and Management.<br/>Organization.<br/>Management.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD28-70 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.1