Co-Operative Practices among Small and Medium-Sized Establishments

Frank Pyke
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Frank Pyke: International Institute for Labour Studies International Labour Office Case Postale 6 CH-GENÈVE 22 Switzerland

Work, Employment & Society, 1988, vol. 2, issue 3, 352-365

Abstract: Industrial networks are rapidly being restructured and in the process new kinds of inter-establishment relationships are being formed. This paper describes several forms of inter-establishment co-operative practices engaged in by small and medium-sized units and seeks to explain them, and their variations, in terms of the context in which the establishments are located. The paper demonstrates that inter-establishment co-operative practices may be normal and integral features, and just as important for an economic unit's viability as relations of competition. The circumstances surrounding various kinds of co-operation are therefore promoted as important areas for further study.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1177/0950017088002003005

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