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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Alan Rugman (Thames Water Fellow in Strategic Management, Thames Water Fellow in Strategic Management, Templeton College, Oxford) , Joseph R. D'Cruz (Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.337kg ISBN: 9780199258185ISBN 10: 019925818 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 06 March 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Concept of the Flagship Firm 1: The Flagship Firm and the Five Partners Business Network 2: Corporate Strategy and the Flagship Firm 3: Internalization and De-internalization: Will Business Networks Replace Multinationals? Part II: Multinational Enterprise Theory and the Flagship Firm 4: Partners Across Borders: Organizational Learning and the Flagship Firm 5: The Theory of the Flagship Firm 6: The Canadian Telecommunications Industry Network 7: The French Telecommunications Network Part III: Case Studies of Flagship Business Networks 8: The Canadian Speciality Chemicals Network 9: The Five Partners/Flagship Model and the Scottish Electronics Cluster 10: The North American Automotive Cluster 11: Managerial Implications of Flagship RelationshipsReviewsReview from previous edition raises the important question how asymmetric decision power in global flagship networks affects regional development Journal of International Business Studies the case studies are excellent illustrations and can be used as both teaching tools and short examples of how to summarize flagship structures. The beauty of the approach is that it provides a skeleton on which to break down quite simply some complex organizational arrangements. In this sense, it is a very useful toolkit for managers, and sections of the book would resonate with managers Academy of Management Review the book is a fine addition to the literature and serves to provide the reader interested in this research with a one-stop shop . Academy of Management Review Particularly useful ... pages on implications of the flagship model for managers and implications for network partners. Long Range Planning, Vol 33, 2000 Particularly useful ... pages on implications of the flagship model for managers and implications for network partners. * Long Range Planning, Vol 33, 2000 * the book is a fine addition to the literature and serves to provide the reader interested in this research with a one-stop shop . * Academy of Management Review * the case studies are excellent illustrations and can be used as both teaching tools and short examples of how to summarize flagship structures. The beauty of the approach is that it provides a skeleton on which to break down quite simply some complex organizational arrangements. In this sense, it is a very useful toolkit for managers, and sections of the book would resonate with managers * Academy of Management Review * Review from previous edition raises the important question how asymmetric decision power in global flagship networks affects regional development * Journal of International Business Studies * Author InformationAlan M. Rugman is L. Leslie Waters Chair of International Business at Indiana University, and Fellow of Templeton College, University of Oxford. Previous positions have included Professor of International Business at Delhousie University (1980-87) and Professor of International Business at the University of Toronto (1987-98). Joseph R. D'Cruz is Professor of Strategic Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He consults widely with multinational corporations in the areas of global strategy and international operations. He is the co-author (with Professor Rugman) of the Kodak series of studies on Canada's international competitiveness, and winner (with Professor Fleck) of the Touche Ross Award for the best article in Business Quarterly entitled 'The Globablization of Manufacturing'. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |