CONTENTS
Abstract
............................................................................................................... VII
Acknowledgements
........................................................................................... IX
Contents
................................................................................................................ XI
List of Tables
........................................................................................................ XV
List of Figures
.....................................................................................................XVI
CHAPTER I
Introduction
1.0 Research Problem
...........................................................................................2
1.1 Research Gap
...................................................................................................3
1.2 Theoretical Contribution
..............................................................................5
1.3 Structure of the Thesis
..................................................................................7
CHAPTER II
Literature Review
2.0 Introduction
..................................................................................................14
2.1 The Business Network Paradigm
...............................................................18
2.2 Product Development and the Knowledge Network
............................28
2.3 Outsourcing and the Supply Network
.....................................................38
2.4 The Interactive Nature of Relationships
..................................................42
2.5 Guanxi Relationships and the Guanxi Network
.....................................51
2.6 Conclusion
......................................................................................................67
2.7 Research Implications
.................................................................................74
