Enterprise Network Formation And Evolution Of Game Theory Analysis

Inter-firm network is another kind of institutional arrangement between the enterprise and the market institution. Inter-firm network theory changes the research view towards the theory of enterprise, industry organization and strategy management in a brand-new style, which leads to a focus made by more and more economists on the forming and evolving process of the inter-firm network in some industries such as textile, auto-manufactory, biology project and computer software. This theory is becoming the new hotspot in the front research area. Up to day, however, the research on the inter-firm network is still at the beginning period. Researchers have not arrived at the common understanding about a number of basic conceptions yet. Different kinds of theories emerge in endlessly in the fields of economics and management. The real problems and academic background which have been concentrated on are too sporadic to establish a normal frame identified by most scholars. So that, there are a series of divarications about the keystones and methods of the research related. These difficulties are made partly because the complication of the network. To be precise, the inter-firm network contains not only the complicated mutual relationships among the member enterprises but also the restrictions to modify the individual behaviors in it. It is much difficult to establish a general microcosmic theoretical model which accords with the modern economics.Based on the game theory, this thesis tries to give a general theory frame to analyze the operation of an inter-firm network. We are also trying to answer what role the relational contract will play in the same process. The thesis divides into five parts. From several groups of basic conceptions, we use the method of cost-income and structure-institution to deduct the logical ideas from one layer to another. The progress of the forming and evolving an inter-firm network is abstracted to the problem of the adaptability and the stability of an organization system respectively. In doing so, we can get a fuller theory frame. The details are as follows:Chapter One: Conceptions, Methods and Structures of the Chapters. From several basic conceptions, this part clarifies the thesis components range from topic scope, research method and structure to innovation points on the cards.Chapter Two: Comments on the Sutra Theory of the Inter-firm Network. We put forward the unique characteristic of this thesis different form the existing literature, which we have reviewed in the former section of this part including five perspectives as the dividing the work and specialization, transaction cost economics, modern...