| Description |
1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Routledge international studies in business history ; 9
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Routledge international studies in business history ; 9.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
This volume explores how firms operating in industries as diverse as film making, shipping, engineering, mining, and advertising have collaborated to develop innovative services, technologies and products to reach new markets. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Business networks -- Case studies.
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Business networks. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
International business enterprises -- Management -- Case studies.
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International business enterprises -- Management. |
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Technology transfer -- Case studies.
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Strategic alliances (Business) -- Case studies.
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Technology transfer. |
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Strategic alliances (Business) |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Title |
Cooperative structures in global business |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Boyce, Gordon, 1954- Co-operative structures in global business. London : Routledge, 2001 (DLC) 00035383 |
| ISBN |
0203252187 (electronic book) |
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9780203252185 (electronic book) |
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0203187679 |
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9780203187678 |
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9780415216449 |
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0415216443 |
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9786610326457 |
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6610326452 |
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