Organizing Industrial Activities Across Firm Boundaries

Name: Organizing Industrial Activities Across Firm Boundaries
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ISBN: 9780415147071

ISBN-10: 0415147077

ISBN-13: 9780415147071

Edition: 1998

Authors: Anna Dubois

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The way in which industrial activities are organsed among firms is a fundemental theoretical concern, this book succeeds in combining an analysis of the back ground to such issues with an in-depth case study of practical consequences and implications.

Book details

List price: $225.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/10/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 152
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of figures and tables


Preface


Acknowledgements



Introduction


Practical background


Theoretical background



An activity based framework


Towards an activity based framework to deal with division of labour


Activities, activity chains and activity structures


Division of labour and efficiency of activity structures



The SweFork case


Case background


The systems subject to out-sourcing



Interdependence in activity structures


Vertical interdependence


Horizontal interdependence


Technical interdependence


The firm as a 'pool' of resources and a 'switchboard' for activities


Consequences of interdependence in activity structures



Boundaries in activity structures


General versus specific activities


Awareness and interaction


Influence and interaction


The firm and its boundaries in the activity structure



The dynamics of activity structures


Activity structures coming to life


Relationships - how to live them


Bibliography


Index