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Co-Operative Practices among Small and Medium-Sized Establishments

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  • Frank Pyke

    (International Institute for Labour Studies International Labour Office Case Postale 6 CH-GENÈVE 22 Switzerland)

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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.

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  • Frank Pyke, 1988. "Co-Operative Practices among Small and Medium-Sized Establishments," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 2(3), pages 352-365, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:2:y:1988:i:3:p:352-365
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017088002003005
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    1. Sengenberger, Werner. & Pyke F., 1990. "Small firm industrial districts and local economic regeneration: research and policy issues," ILO Working Papers 992779223402676, International Labour Organization.

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