Corporate networks – how and why
A collection of studies on the topic provides a kind of useful manual to better understand it
Corporate networks as efficient tools to identify new and significant development possibilities and to effectively counteract circumstances that are not conducive to growth. This is certainly not a new topic, yet it nonetheless deserves continuous exploration, as well as an objective examination of its theory.
The studies collected in Le reti d’impresa nell’economia locale (Corporate networks in the local economy), curated by Rosa Lombardi and Michele Onorato, and recently published by Sapienza, serves precisely this purpose.
The work begins with an initial investigation focused on the corporate profiles (both emerging and established ones) that best fit the corporate network model, and then explores more in depth the systems of post-pandemic corporate networks, before looking at the aspects related to the administration of such networks in terms of self-organisation and new regulations, as well as the indications to be followed concerning fiscal matters and tax issues. The collected works are made even more interesting and easily accessible by the inclusion of a number of examples (case studies), as well as by the extensive use of diagrams and summaries.
The significance of network contracts within local and national spheres is particularly scrutinised, and a dedicated section explains how such contracts “allow to overcome the dimensional constraints inherent in the nature of SMEs and generate a virtuous circle that allows the enterprises involved to benefit from learning new knowledge via the sharing of good practice between the parties. Moreover, network contracts can be appreciated as flexible tools that can adapt to different collaboration schemes, from sharing know-how and resources to common activities.” Thus, corporate networks as features and action tools of a particular corporate culture that can enhance territorial characteristics.
The research studies collected and curated by Lombardi and Onorato end up constituting a kind of handbook presenting all the different facets of the topic – an important tool to understand this particular corporate model better and further.
Le reti d’impresa nell’economia locale (Corporate networks in the local economy)
Rosa Lombardi, Michele Onorato (curated by)
Sapienza University Press, 2023
A collection of studies on the topic provides a kind of useful manual to better understand it
Corporate networks as efficient tools to identify new and significant development possibilities and to effectively counteract circumstances that are not conducive to growth. This is certainly not a new topic, yet it nonetheless deserves continuous exploration, as well as an objective examination of its theory.
The studies collected in Le reti d’impresa nell’economia locale (Corporate networks in the local economy), curated by Rosa Lombardi and Michele Onorato, and recently published by Sapienza, serves precisely this purpose.
The work begins with an initial investigation focused on the corporate profiles (both emerging and established ones) that best fit the corporate network model, and then explores more in depth the systems of post-pandemic corporate networks, before looking at the aspects related to the administration of such networks in terms of self-organisation and new regulations, as well as the indications to be followed concerning fiscal matters and tax issues. The collected works are made even more interesting and easily accessible by the inclusion of a number of examples (case studies), as well as by the extensive use of diagrams and summaries.
The significance of network contracts within local and national spheres is particularly scrutinised, and a dedicated section explains how such contracts “allow to overcome the dimensional constraints inherent in the nature of SMEs and generate a virtuous circle that allows the enterprises involved to benefit from learning new knowledge via the sharing of good practice between the parties. Moreover, network contracts can be appreciated as flexible tools that can adapt to different collaboration schemes, from sharing know-how and resources to common activities.” Thus, corporate networks as features and action tools of a particular corporate culture that can enhance territorial characteristics.
The research studies collected and curated by Lombardi and Onorato end up constituting a kind of handbook presenting all the different facets of the topic – an important tool to understand this particular corporate model better and further.
Le reti d’impresa nell’economia locale (Corporate networks in the local economy)
Rosa Lombardi, Michele Onorato (curated by)
Sapienza University Press, 2023