AB Gust Carlsson, 1880–1990, Networks and Survival in the Swedish Printing Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Ottosson (0000-0003-2173-0224, Uppsala University, corresponding author), Anders Lundgren (0000-0002-8537-9974, b Stockholm School of Economics) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 117-126 |
| Publication date | 1996-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076799600000098 |
| OpenAlex | W2005222639 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article discusses the role of agent firms in industrial networks. Earlier research has merely seen the agent firm as an unstable form of organisation, thus ignoring their important function as a nexus between producers and customers. The history of AB Gust Carlsson, an agent firm supplying the Swedish printing and graphic art industry with German and American technology, illustrates the role of long-term relationships and trust in industrial networks. The ability to handle these complex relationships, involving both social and resource exchange in a changing environment, suggests that agency firms can have an important entrepreneurial and coordinating role in themselves
Agency (philosophy · Business · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Function (biology · German · Industrial organization · Nexus (standard · Resource (disambiguation · Sociology · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Engineering · History · Management and Organizational Studies · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |