Index

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(2017), "Index", Håkansson, H. and Snehota, I. (Ed.) No Business is an Island, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 327-335. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-549-820171018

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INDEX

ABB Robotics

, 54

Academic theories

, 114

Accounting systems, defining

, 65

Acknowledging

, 36

Actionable knowledge

, 44

Activated resources

, 49

Activities-Resources-Actors (ARA)

, 255

actor dimension of

, 221

model

, 219, 225, 237, 239, 240, 242, 261, 264, 267, 268, 272

Adaptation

, 107, 108, 110, 119, 120

ARA. See Activities-Resources-Actors (ARA)

Arm’s-length relationships

, 78

ARPANET

, 175

Asset

, 12

B2B operations

, 194

B2G operations

, 194

Bill of Material (BOM) purchases

, 69

Biotech start-up company

, 52

Biotech valley

, 113

Bofors network’s relationship

, 165

Borderless nature of innovation activity

, 137

Boundaries, central features of

, 224

Boundary issues

, 215

Boundary setting

, 214, 215

characteristics

, 225–226

methodological reflections

, 216–219

two archetypes of

, 223–225

Business critical technologies

, 230

Business deals

, 65

Business-defined resources

, 95

Business interactions

, 33, 37, 39

innovations, outcomes of

, 107–109

Business management

, 29

Business networks

, 11, 35, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 102, 145, 214, 218, 219, 280

boundary setting, characteristics of

, 225–226

interactivity

behind interaction

, 279–281

behind interactivity

, 282–284

dimension in economic development

, 285–287

economies

, 275–279

importance of interaction

, 277–279

interactivity uses

, 284–285

strategising and economising

, 221–226

task of management

, 30–34

two archetypes of boundary settings

, 223–225

understanding setting/moving boundaries

, 223

value of resources

, 32

Business/non-business partners

, 95

Business relationships

, 9, 254, 257

interaction processes

, 266–270, 277

Business skills

, 39

Business textbooks

, 29

Business ventures

, 98, 100

Business World. See World of Business

Buyer prescribes

, 78

Buying firms

, 79

Buying organisations

, 71, 73, 78, 82, 85

Calculations

, 64

Capabilities

, 43–45

Captive governance modes

, 188, 192–193

Captive mode

, 193

Capturing interacted values

, 62–66

Car in use

, 3–4

Case studies

, 203, 207, 212

Catch

, 22, 96

Category management

, 192

Category sourcing models

, 74

Central business process

, 13

Channels

, 230

China’s market socialism

, 169

Chinese community

, 130

Chinese government

, 124

Chinese ownership

, 130

Cluster diamond model

, 127

Co-creation processes

, 57

Collaboration

, 67, 68, 72, 75, 77, 84

Collective condition

, 279, 280, 281, 282

Company’s customer network

, 171

Compensation

, 60

Complementary activities

, 240

Conflict

, 245

Confronting

, 100

Constellation of resources

, 261

Contemporary cohesion policy attributes

, 139

Continuous business relationships

, 200

Continuous buyer supplier

, 202

Co-opetition

, 42

Coping

, 99, 221

Corruption

, 174

Cost-benefit consequences

, 91

Cost management practices

, 53

Costs before revenues

, 279

Creating value

, 30

Criticism

, 183

Customer interface

, 99

Customer valuation

, 53

creation

, 71

importance of

, 48

systematic models

, 49

DAN-Technology (DANT)

, 236

Deal structures

, 58

Designed financial structure

, 171

Developing business relationships

, 29, 30, 34

Developing initial relationships

, 92

Developing setting

, 91

Diffused interdependencies

, 90

Distributed policy-making

, 118

DNA analysis technology

, 265

Dynamics of interaction

, 113

Dynamics underpinning innovation

, 110

Economic policy

, 14–22

Economic research

, 14–22

challenge for

, 23–25

Economics of interaction

, 278

Economic structures

, 13

Economic substance

, 10

Economic value

, 2

Economic venture

, 158

Economists

, 276

Educational concerns

, 187

Electronic manufacturing service (EMS)

, 171

Empiricist Research

, 198

Entrepreneurship studies

, 88

Environmental concerns

, 187

European Commission (EC)

, 124

European Union (EU)

, 142

EU Cohesion Policy

, 126

regulatory activity

, 110

Exchange and sharing of information

, 56

Financial gains

and losses

, 50

Financial instruments

, 115

Financial structure, design of

, 165

Firm-centric perspective

borderless nature of innovation activity

, 138

borders of place

, 131–132

empirical findings of place

, 129–134

heterogeneity of place

, 130–131

heterogeneity of regions

, 136, 138

notes to future policy

, 138–139

notes to future research

, 137–138

place and economic activity

, 136–139

region-centric

, 134–136

relatedness of places

, 133–134, 138

Firms’ abilities

, 137

Fish produced, in Norway

, 6

Five modes for supply-chain governance

, 180

Ford

, 223, 224

4R model

, 205, 243

Framing

, 102

Friction

, 109

Fund, regional development

, 126

Gadde’s work

, 223

Galison’s analysis

, 210, 211

Galison’s distinction

, 198

General Electric

, 223, 224

Geographical territories

, 119

German market

, 245

Globalization

, 198, 206

Hand-to-mouth

, 71

Heterogeneity

, 191

of regions

, 136, 138

Homogeneity

, 191

Homogeneous product markets

, 7

Hygiene companies

, 167

IKEA’s Lack Table

, 4

IKEA’s supply network

, 51

Image-based approach

, 21

Image-based methodology (IMP)

, 3, 48, 207, 209, 258

community

, 3, 240

conference

, 3

firm-centric IMP research

, 129

group

, 2

influenced research

, 125

network analysis

, 218

research

, 11, 120

ambition of

, 7

stream, development of

, 2–3

setting

, 12

Image distortion

, 197–198

IMP. See Image-based methodology (IMP); Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP)

Indirect relationships

, 161

Industrial districts, Italian phenomenon of

, 143

Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP)

, 106, 141, 157, 158, 159, 177, 214

boundary issue

, 214

intentionality, intentional actors and networks

, 219–221

interactive business world, making sense of

, 289

Journal

, 295–297

political actor

, 144

regional policies

, 143

scholars view markets

, 142

Industrial network literature

, 107

Industrial practice

policymaking, interaction

, 117–120

Influencing

, 150

Initial business relationships

acquiring a face

, 92–94

allocating resources in starting up

, 94–95

challenge of relating-developing

, 91

gaining a friend

, 92–94

jointly developing solutions

, 91–92

Innovations

, 72, 75, 84

development

, 175

public purchasing creating

, 186

networks

, 113

outcomes of business interactions

, 107–109

policy

, 105–121

academic entrepreneurship

, 111–112

actors

, 110–111

critiques of

, 110

instruments

, 114

markets

, 110–111

processes

, 117

systems of innovation (SI) approach

, 113

unexpected effects of

, 114–117

processes

, 107

Innovative clusters

, 126

Interactions

, 13, 142, 143, 146, 147, 149

business landscape

boundary issues

, 215

model

, 205, 254

Interactive business landscape

challenges of establishing a new business

, 89–91

new business venture managing

, 99–102

Interactive business world

, 13, 14, 22, 197

approaching

, 201–207

challenge

, 198–201

image and logic

, 207–211

image-based methodologies

, 208–210

image distortion

, 197–198

logic-based methodologies

, 210–211

Interactive interfaces

, 80, 84

Interactivity

, 280

Interdependencies

, 33, 41, 235, 241

actor interaction

, 244–246

coping with

, 249–250

degree of interactivity

, 283

double-sided nature of

, 248–249

in IMP research

, 237–239

integration of activities

, 239–241

interplay between activity integration and resource interfaces

, 246–247

resource interfaces

, 241–243

significance of

, 235–237

specialisation and concerns

, 283

Interdependent relationships, network-like structure of

, 260–265

challenge of researching

, 261–263

dynamics

, 265

interrelatedness

, 263–264

Interface

, 68–69, 74, 75, 77, 81–85

interactive

, 77

specified

, 77

standardised

, 77

supplier

, 78–81

translation

, 77

Internal rate of return (IRR) calculations

, 54

Inter-organizational business

, 10

relationships

capturing, complex content

, 257–258

challenge of change

, 258–260

continuity in

, 255–260

two sidedness, challenge of

, 256–257

Interviews, multiple

, 268

Investing

, 151

Investments

, 106

Italian SMEs

, 145

Joint solutions

, 279

Joint value creation

, 51, 52

Just-in-time

, 71

KDC

, 255

Known risks

, 118

Learning

, 117

oriented policymaking practices

, 117

processes

, 108

Liability

, 12

Limited control

, 12

Locomotives

, 113

Logic-based methodologies

, 208

Galison’s distinction

, 210

Longitudinal research design approach

, 270

Long-term financial consequences

, 64

Lump sum payments

, 59

Make or Buy decision

, 181

Making-or-buying choice models

, 154

Management

, 14–22, 101

accounting

, 50

challenge for

, 23–25

continuing process of interaction

, 37–38

implications for

, 15–18

integrative function in solution development

, 39–40

interaction lens-living with dualities

, 41–43

practice of

, 35

sense-making for business

, 35–37

skills

, 28, 33, 43–45

Managerial action

, 10, 30, 34

Managerial decisions

, 43

Managerial interventions

, 38

Managers

, 250

ability

, 16

Managing

, 32, 41

Market exchange interaction

, 142

Market governance mode

, 191, 194

Material investments

, 158

Material resource dimension

, 93

Mauritius Free Port

, 133

Mauritius’ involvement

, 133

Meaningful policies

, 135

Measured action

, 118

Measurements

, 56, 64

Medical treatment

, 5

Mental linkages

, 217

Meta-actor

, 228

Methodological approaches

, 200, 201, 203, 207

Methodological challenges

, 272

Methodological reflections

, 216–219

Ministry of Defence

, 170

Modular governance modes

, 188, 192–193

Mölnlycke’s R&D unit

, 167

Monetary dimension

, 50

Multinational corporations

, 119

Municipalities

, 145

Mutuality

, 278

Neoliberal economic

, 169

Network actors

, 226–231

collective dimension of setting boundaries

, 230

extending conceptions of boundaries

, 226–231

intentional constellations of actors/networks

, 228–229

multi-dimensional conception of boundaries

, 230–231

strategising by setting, widening or narrowing boundaries

, 227–228

Network design

, 159, 160, 162, 163, 165, 166, 169

Network dynamics

, 265

Networking

, 91, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102, 220

Networking challenges

cope with multiple relationships

, 95–99

implications of relating

, 99–102

multiple actors/different logics

, 95–97

new venture

multiple identities

, 98

organising

, 98–99

Network-like structure

, 33, 263

Network of interdependent business relationships

, 88

Network orchestration

, 159

New business ventures

, 88–95, 97

challenges and space for action

, 100

in interactive business landscape, managing

, 99–102

management team

, 101

multiple identities

, 98

organising

, 98–99

relating and networking

, 99

Newly perceived phenomenon

, 202

Non-disclosure agreement

, 61

Observing resource

, 258

Open book accounting (OBA)

, 55

Opera Software case

, 60

Opera web-browser

, 49

Opposing boundaries

, 230

Organisational issues

, 83

buyer’s opportunity

, 83

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

, 113, 124, 197, 204

Owned company

, 160

Owner relationships

, 157, 159–161, 160, 161, 162, 165, 166

content and consequences

, 163–165

importance of

, 171–172

owned companies’ use of

, 166–168

parallel network force

, 161

private to state

, 170

public

, 168–169

75 years of different types

, 169–171

state to private

, 171

utilisation

, 165–166

Ownership deal

, 61

Ownership matters

, 157

Parallel force, experiences of

, 161–163

Pattern of activities

, 261

Phenomenon-based research

, 200

Place-based approaches

, 128

Place-based policies

, 138, 139

Plurality of Actors

implementation

, 148–151

influencing

, 150–151

investing

, 151

setting rules

, 149

Policy instruments

, 114, 115

Policy intervention

, 174

Policy makers

, 14, 124, 146

implications for

, 18–20

Policymaking

, 117

implications for research

, 120–121

interactively

, 119

processes

, 114, 118

research

, 114

Policy processes

, 116

non-linearity of

, 118–119

policymaking by interactions/networks

, 119–120

problem of boundaries

, 119

Policy stakeholders

, 120

Problem recognition

, 31

Product solution

, 5

Prohibit fraud

, 174

Public Actors

network of regional policy, roles of

, 151–154

Public innovation policies

, 115

Public owner relationships

, 168–169

Public policymakers

, 149, 153, 154

Public/policy owners

, 61

Public procurement

, 174

analytical framework

, 178

challenges

, 184

efficiency

, 185

‘make-and-buy’ decisions

, 185–186

challenges and five governance modes

, 193–194

five supply-chain governance modes

, 179–180

extreme governance modes

, 180

market as governance structure

, 182

context

, 183

synthesis on translations

, 182

translations of theory

, 182–183

market theories

, 178–179

translations

, 178–179

purchasing and relations to suppliers

, 177

purchasing as instruments of public policy

, 187

purchasing creating innovations

, 186

role of

, 174–177

vertically integrated governance structure

, 181

context

, 181–182

synthesis on translations

, 182

Public purchasing

, 174, 175, 185

Public sector

, 184

Purchasing

, 68–75, 80

behaviour

, 80

development role of

, 79–80

maturity models

, 71

organisations

, 193

work

, 186

Purchasing and supply management (PSM)

, 68–69, 77

development of

, 70–73

function

, 84

implications of IMP

, 68

IMP Research

, 75–77

over time

, 69–70

roles and interfaces

, 81–83

strategic issues

, 73–75, 80

Q-cells

, 132

Quarterly finance

, 196

R & D consortia

, 34

R&D firms

, 96

Rational economic agents

, 158

Rationalisation

, 76

role

, 78–79

Real life

, 7

Regional agencies

, 145

Regional cohesion policy

, 139

Regional development

, 126, 127, 128, 134

fund

, 126

policies

, 141, 142, 143, 145

targets of

, 144–146

vague concept of

, 146

Regional policies

, 151

actors

, 144

implementation

, 148–151

network, public actors roles

, 151–154

Region-centric policies

, 129

Relatedness of place

, 137

Relational governance mode

, 187, 189

IMP school as reflected by translations

, 189–191

public-sector context

, 188

synthesis on translations

, 189

translations made

, 188–189

Relationship

, 267

active owner

, 164

assessment

, 82

development

, 278, 280

form

, 41

mode

, 190

passive owner

, 163

reciprocal

, 220

Research and development (R&D)

, 54

Researching

business relationships

, 256

implications for

, 20–22

interaction

, 268, 272

relationships

, 257

relative openness

, 97

Resources

, 90

based view

, 30

combinations

long-term effects of

, 63

constellation

, 264

heterogeneity

, 49

interfaces

, 242, 243

mediator

, 98

renewer

, 98

Restrictors

, 230

Return of investments

, 196

Revenue model

, 57

Rigidity

, 60

Robust data

, 199

Role model

, 199

Role of Management

in interactive business world

, 28–30

Routine interaction

, 38

SCA’s R&D department

, 167

Sense-making

, 35

Setting rules

, 149

Short-term interaction

, 38

Skills, of managers

, 33

SMEs

, 145

Social investments

, 158

Social structure

, 244

Spaces for action

, 99

Specialization in technological development

, 196

Specified interfaces

, 77

Squeezing

, 59

Standardised interfaces

, 77

Start-ups

, 93, 98, 102, 250

allocating resources

, 94–95

Structuring role

, 76, 80–81

Substantial interaction

, 285

Supplier-customer interfaces

, 172

Supplier interfaces

, 78–79, 79–81, 83–85

Supplier relationships

, 166

Supply chain management (SCM)

, 241

Supply management

, 67–86

Swedish Agency for Public Procurement

, 189

Systems of innovation (SI) approach

, 113

Target costing

, 54, 55

Tax-payers’ money

, 177

Technician

, 287

Technological advancements

, 73

Technological development changes

, 247

Technology maturity staircase (TMS)

, 56

Technology transfer offices (TTOs)

, 112

Theory development.

, 198, 199

Theory testing

, 21

Time to market

, 52

Traditional market exchange

, 179

Tradition zones

, 207

Trans Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI)

, 5, 7, 49

Translation interfaces

, 77, 78, 79, 83

Transportation service

, 5–6

Truth claim

, 199

TT Electronics (TTE)

, 236

United East India Company

, 73

the Netherlands

, 70

Use of resources

, 109

Value appropriation

, 16, 48, 51, 52, 60, 63, 64, 66

aims of regional policies

, 146–148

processes

, 143

Value capturing, in interactive network context

, 57–62

Value chain orientation

, 71

Value creation

, 40, 48–53, 57–66, 148

aims of regional policies

, 146–148

within an episode

, 40

co-creation

, 34, 39

processes

, 146, 147

within relationship

, 40–41

through network position

, 41

Value, in interactive business world

, 30

Value measurement

, 16, 48

in interactive network context

, 52–57

Videoton

, 171

Web of actors

, 261

Well-established businesses

, 90

Western market economies

, 168

Word politics

, 148

Work-life concerns

, 187

World of Business

, 1–2, 8

descriptive and positive conceptualization

, 15

distinctive features

, 8–14, 29

interaction

, 12–14

inter-organizational business relationships

, 9–10

network structures

, 10–12

feature of

, 23–25

World of business

, 1

World of economy

, 1

Yin/Yang principles

, 42