Introducing ‘Economics and Management of Networks’ -- Introducing ‘Economics and Management of Networks’ -- Franchising -- Plural Form in Franchising: An Incomplete Contracting Approach -- Franchisee Versus Company Ownership — An Empirical Analysis of Franchisor Profit -- Existence of the Plural Form Within Franchised Networks: Some Early Results from the US and French Markets -- The Governance Structure of Franchising Firms: A Property Rights Approach -- Governance Inseparability in Franchising: Multi-case Study in France and Brazil -- Entrepreneurial Autonomy, Incentives, and Relational Governance in Franchise Chains -- Beneficially Constraining Franchisor’s Power -- A Cointegration Analysis of the Correlates of Performance in Franchised Channels -- Franchised Network Efficiency: A DEA Application to US Networks -- Franchising as Entrepreneurial Activity: Finnish SME Policy Perspective -- Creating Franchised Businesses Through Franchisee Training Program — Empirical Evidence from a Follow-up Study -- Understanding Strategic Interactions in Franchise Relationships -- Strategic Alliances -- Administrative and Social Factors in the Governance Structure of European R&D Networks -- Firm and Industrial Organization Frontiers: An Empirical Model of Inter-firm Network in the Winter Sports Industry -- The Influence of Financial Institutions and Investor Behaviour on Company Management Practice -- International Audit Firms as Strategic Networks — The Evolution of Global Professional Service Firms -- International Joint Venture Performance: Impact of Performance Measures and Foreign Parent, Target Country and Investment Specific Variables on Performance -- Cooperatives -- Orientation in Diversification Behavior of Cooperatives: An Agent-Based Approach -- Organization and Strategy of Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in China.