Interfirm networks [electronic resource] : theory, strategy, and behavior / edited by Roger Baxter, Arch G. Woodside. Baxter, Roger, 1944- Woodside, Arch G. Business networks. HD69.S8 I58 2011 658.044 22 331.1 Mode of access: World Wide Web. Nearly all business-to-business firms interact and have contractual relationships with upstream, downstream and parallel operating enterprises. How firms design and implement these relationships effectively, overcome poorly performing network linkages, and manage change in interfirm networks are the major topics that Volume 17 covers. The five papers in Volume 17 report new theory and in-depth descriptions of interfirm network behavior. Each paper includes extensive reviews of the relevant literature on interfirm network behavior as well as data analysis using empirical positivistic and/or case study research methods.More than 150 figures and tables support the discussion of findings. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 478 p.) : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1069-0964/14 eng Mode of access: World Wide Web. Advances in business marketing and purchasing, 1069-0964 ; v. 17 Advances in business marketing & purchasing ; v. 17.