Standardization, network effects, and the evolution of corporate organization

Author: Zhou Peng
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book re-examines the evolutionary patterns of organizational structures from the perspectives of standardization and compatibility, offering a renewed understanding of the nature of enterprises in the context of highly developed information and communication technologies. It provides new insights into the essence of enterprises and introduces innovations in both research methods and conclusions. Following this philosophy, the paper integrates technological and institutional analysis into a unified analytical framework, thereby deepening the understanding of the dialectical relationship between technology and institutions. From this new perspective, the paper re-examines the technological and institutional prerequisites for industrial agglomeration, highlighting the importance of standards as a coordination mechanism in forming industrial clusters and inter-enterprise relationships. The paper also reinterprets the process of organizational evolution, proposing that Chinese enterprises should adopt a competitive philosophy of "cooperation within competition and competition within cooperation" in the new realities of the global economy. This holds significant strategic implications for Chinese enterprises after joining the WTO.
□ Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Basic Methods, Innovations, and Framework of This Book
Chapter 2 Current Status and Theories of Organizational Evolution
Chapter 3 Standardization and Network Effects: A New Perspective on Organizational Research
Chapter 4 Theories of Standardization and Network Effects
Chapter 5 The Standardization Process and Network Effects in Organizational Evolution
Chapter 6 Organizational Strategies and Government Policy Choices Under the Framework of Standardization and Network Effects