Business networks in Asia : promises, doubts, and perspectives / edited by Frank-Jürgen Richter..

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Network Organizations: Asian Solutions for Business Transformation. 1. Forms of Network Organization / Ravi S. Achrol. 2. Networks and Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia: The Role of Social Capital and Membership Commitment / Shaker A. Zahra, Gerard George and Dennis M. Garvis. 3. Markets and Networks: How They Operate in Asia / Nelson Santos Antonio -- II. Japanese Keiretsus and Korean Chaebols: Renaissance or Revolution? 4. Changes in Interorganizational Networks of Japanese Corporate Groups: From Parenting to Partnering / Yoshiya Teramoto. 5. Japanese-Style Intercompany Networks: New Dimensions in the Asian Context / Ivan S. Tselichtchev. 6. Demystifying Asian Business Networks: The Hierarchical Core of Interfirm Relations in Korean Chaebols / Dongyoub Shin and Ku-Hyuk Kwon -- III. The Dynamics of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Indian Networks.

7. Weaving Opportunities: The Influence of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Indian Business Networks on Asian Business Operations / George T. Haley and Usha C. V. Haley. 8. Chinese Family Business Networks and Regional Economic Development in Asia / Linda Clarke, Ming Yue and Mary Ann Von Glinow -- IV. The Emergence of Networks in China. 9. Networks as Comparative Advantage: The Role of Chinese Sogo Shosha in Managing Paradox / John Kidd and Jane Lu. 10. Industrial Restructuring in Post-Deng China: Toward a Network Economy / Frank-Jurgen Richter -- V. New Concepts for New Realities, or How to Transcend Networks. 11. Bargaining Context, Entrepreneurial Initiative, and Society of Networked Producers / Parthasarathi Banerjee. 12. Beyond the Network Organization: Self-Sustainable Web Enterprises / Milan Zeleny.