PART III
New Network Forms
Introduction to Part III – New Network Forms
The chapters in Part III turn outwards beyond the conventional boundaries of organizations. They discuss various arrangements that involve networking between firms and across national boundaries. Networking is a very general concept and it can take different forms in practice. The chapters in this part of the book consider some of these variations. One of the main features of new organization lies in how it opens up and crosses boundaries through outsourcing, virtual value chains, alliances, and internationalization. These developments have led some commentators to speak of the “boundaryless organization.”
Chapter 9 examines the outsourcing of activities to external contractors. Chapter 10 looks at the special, but increasingly significant, case of “virtual” organization based on e-commerce and similar strategies. Chapter 11 is concerned with a particularly challenging case of networking across organizational boundaries, when two or more partners form a strategic alliance on a formal basis such as a joint venture in which they invest equity, management, and other resources. ...
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