A Legal Framework for Emerging Business Models : Dynamic Networks as Collaborative Contracts


Emily M. Weitzenboeck
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2012.
Omfang
1 online resource (386 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and table; Preface; Table of cases; Table of legislation; 1. Introduction; 2. Case studies; 3. The precontractual stage; 4. Post formation of a virtual enterprise: contractual issues; 5. Internal relationship between the parties during performance: good faith as a behavioural criterion; 6. Partnership law issues; 7. Contractual networks; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. - The last two decades have witnessed the growth of new forms of entrepreneurial cooperation such as dynamic networks like virtual enterprises and enterprise pools. These business forms are often hybrid, having elements of both contract-based organizations and corporate forms, in particular partnership. This book examines the relative utility of contract and partnership law in fostering and maintaining these emerging business models, focusing on dynamic networks. The book analyses how dynamic networks are organized and set up through, very often, collaborative contracts and how the behaviour of
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9781781004654

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