Overview
Presents a collection of 21 novel managerial tools for network and relationship management
Explores the limitations of network management
Follows a design science approach
Includes analysis and evaluation of the tools presented
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Networks-as-Coordinated Social Systems
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Networks-as-Knowledge-Creating Platforms
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Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jukka Vesalainen is Professor of Management and Organization at University of Vaasa, Finland, where his current research addresses networking and business relationships. He has published research articles in top international journals including Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, and International Small Business Journal.
Katri Valkokari is a principal scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in the Business Ecosystems, Value Chains and Foresight research area. Over the past 15 years, she has carried out several business development projects concerning different SME networks. She has published several international and national articles on business networks, innovation management and sustainability.
Magnus Hellström is a Senior Lecturer and docent in industrial management at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Magnus has over five years’ experience working within the engineering works industry. His research interests include modularity, industrial services, and business ecosystems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Practices for Network Management
Book Subtitle: In Search of Collaborative Advantage
Editors: Jukka Vesalainen, Katri Valkokari, Magnus Hellström
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49649-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49648-1Published: 20 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84208-0Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49649-8Published: 09 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 348
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Management, Organization, Entrepreneurship