The management of subcontracted networks as an alternative to internalisation: the shift from the standardised to the specialised in frozen and chilled foods
by Howard Cox, Simon Mowatt, Martha Prevezer
Global Business and Economics Review (GBER), Vol. 1, No. 2, 1999

Abstract: This paper highlights the management of subcontracted networks as alternatives to internalisation. The contrasting examples of the UK frozen food and chilled ready meals sectors are examined to understand different nature of economic relationships in these sectors. The paper examines the shift in the role of the firm from producer, to the firm as co-ordinator of information flows. In contrast to the vertically integrated frozen food sector, the chilled food industry is retailer led, co-ordinated by the direct management of inter-organisational network relationships. The sector manifests plural organisational forms, with trust based inter-organisational networks and arms-length subcontracting.

Online publication date: Mon, 07-Feb-2005

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the Global Business and Economics Review (GBER):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com