Restructuring Strategy New Networks and Industry Challenges [Hardcover]

Comprising a series of contributions from experts in the field, the book addresses key questions about the opportunities and threats posed by these times of turmoil, including: How do existing industries sustain their competitiveness in such difficult times? How do networks stave off threats from new technologies? How do emerging and incumbent companies survive when growth is not an option? And how should companies be governed during periods of industry structuring and restructuring?

In answering these questions, the contributors provide an overview of the strategies that industries, networks, businesses and managers are currently deploying in order to adapt to chaotic conditions and to enhance business profitability. Their responses make a distinctive contribution to scholarly thought and management practice.

List of Contributors vii

About the Editors x

1 Restructuring Strategy 1
James Henderson, Karel Cool, and René Abate

Part I Industry and Network Competitiveness 15

2 Maintaining Collective Assets, the Tragedy of the Commons, and Supply Chain Performance: The Case of the Champagne Industry 17
Karel Cool and James Henderson

3 Organizing around Strategic Relationships: Networks of Suppliers as Knowledge Generators in the Italian Motorcycle Industry 44
Andrea Lipparini and Gianni Lorenzoni

4 Assessing the Knowledge Landscape across Firms in Alliance Networks and its Impact on Organizational Innovation Performance 68