Alliance Networks: the Case of Multinational Corporations

• Authors: Włodzimierz Sroka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with the problems of cooperation in network organizations. The structure of the text is divided into a couple of parts. Firstly, the increasing importance of alliance networks is described. Secondly, the concept of alliance networks as well as the essence of multinational corporations are presented. Beside theoretical deliberations, two practical cases are presented in the text too. First case relates to the Toyota keiretsu and the second one describes the network organization of the largest steel manufacturer in the world, i.e. ArcelorMittal Group. Last part of the text is the comparative analysis of the multinational corporations network vs. networks of small and medium size companies. The similarities as well as differences between both forms were presented. The article is based on the latest world literature devoted to the cooperative strategies as well as the practical business experience of the author from the work in Arcelor Mittal Poland and polish machine industry.

Keywords

EN

cooperation; alliance network; multinational corporation; keiretsu group; steel industry

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Organizacija
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 165-172

Dates

published

2010-07-01

online

2010-09-03

Contributors

author

Włodzimierz Sroka

• Department of Management, Academy of Business, ul. Cieplaka 1c, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10051-010-0016-z