Le modèle de la firme-réseau : innovation ou réinvention anglo-saxonne ?

• Main Author: Olivier de Gromard
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines 2006-01-01
• Series: Revue LISA
• Subjects: Chinese capitalism; network capitalism; network company; network firm
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/2355

Since the early 1980s, the network company has become more widespread as it is considered the most appropriate organisational structure in a global economy. It is commonly agreed that this type of organisation is an Anglo-Saxon model. The aim of this article is to give some insights into this current opinion, through two complementary analyses: the first one investigates the link between the innovative boost in Anglo-Saxon countries and the creation of the network company model; the second one considers the role of traditional Chinese capitalism in the exceptional economic success of Hong Kong under British sovereignty.