Effective management is crucial to the success of network organizations and can reduce the risk
inherently associated with cooperative strategy. This contributed volume addresses the
management of network organizations from both theoretical and practical perspectives as well
as an international standpoint in the form of selected cases from various Central European
countries. The authors claim that without some type of network management irrespective of the
type of network it is impossible to effectively compete with other companies and or networks.
As network organizations are representative of a broad range of possible network types i.e.
alliance networks clusters outsourcing and virtual organizations this book presents various
perspectives on the management of network organizations. The book features articles from
different scholars who have practical experience in network organizations written in simple
and easy-to-follow language with a wide application of practical cases. Given its successful
combination of theory and practice together with the nature of the texts presented the book
offers a valuable resource for a broad readership including scholars managers and management
science students.
