UID:
edocfu_9959234439902883
Format:
1 online resource (258 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-60609-5
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1-134-60610-9
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1-280-32645-X
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0-203-25218-7
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0-203-18767-9
Series Statement:
Routledge international studies in business history ; 9
Content:
Using a series of twelve historical case-studies that are based on extensive archival research, this book explains why firms succeed or fail in communicating or transferring knowledge and discovering new expertise. By analysing how workable trade-offs between opposing forces have been achieved in the past, this study provides a set of guidelines for executives who embark upon inter-firm projects.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; The theoretical and historical context; Agency agreements in international business: dynamic model of shipowner agent relations, 1870 1939; A family-based network: the Holt Swire Scott connection, decision-support systems and staff development, 1860 1970; A multinational joint venture: the Orient Paint, Varnish and Colour Co., 1932 49; A purchasing co-operative: the Steel Manufacturers' Nickel Syndicate, 1901 39; A licensing pyramid: John Brown Company and International Curtis Marine Turbine Company, 1908 29
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A technology transfer agreement: Babcock Wilcox, 1880 1970Learning within an inter-organisational group: the Union Steamship Co. and oil propulsion, 1912 39; A joint exploration venture: Western Mining Corporation and Hanna/Homestake, 1960 72; Contracts based on knowledge: the J. Walter Thompson Company and Unilever compounding intangible assets, 1900 70; An Australian supplier chain: the New South Wales Bottle Co., 1909 80; Hollywood networks, 1970 99; Conclusion: inter-firm relationships; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-21644-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203187678
