(Ebook) The Formation Process of SME Networks: A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey by Marita Haas, Prof. Rudolf Vetschera (auth.) ISBN 9783835008540, 9783835054318, 3835008544, 3835054317

(Ebook) The Formation Process of SME Networks: A comparative case analysis of social processes in Austria, Belgium and Turkey by Marita Haas, Prof. Rudolf Vetschera (auth.) ISBN 9783835008540, 9783835054318, 3835008544, 3835054317

Cooperation concepts can be considered as an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome arising problems due to their size. Although the advantages of cooperations, such as cost sharing, access to new markets and increased flexibility, are well-known and discussed in literature, the realization of the concept remains challenging.Marita Haas claims that social processes are decisive for the success of SME networks and creates a phase concept based on group theory that describes how owners of small enterprises enter into a cooperation. The framework is applied to three network formation cases in Austria, Belgium and Turkey. The author shows that group theory is a useful tool to understand and anticipate processes in networked organizations and indicates that the group formation process must be accomplished before a network will be able to create benefits.