Co-creation of value is inseparable from its capturing by the various participants in the network. While the quality of the cooperation determines the co-created value, the value appropriation strategy of the participants affects the quality of the cooperative efforts. The paper presents the...

In cooperative networks firms appropriate value through bargaining over the economic benefits generated from successful execution of joint tasks and through internalizing the knowledge of partners. Consequently, acquisition and protection of knowledge are the key issues for collaborating...

Polish Abstract: Znaczenie współpracy międzyorganizacyjnej stale rośnie. Kooperacja odgrywa ważną rolę w procesach tworzenia nowych produktów i usług, a tylko niewielka grupa firm może pozwolić sobie na działanie w pojedynkę (Hamel, Doz i Prahalad, 1989, s. 133). Rozwój strategii...

This paper presents an analysis of expenditure on food of households in Poland in the years 1999-2010. Since their level and dynamics can be used as a measure of well-being of society this process was used to examine internal social convergence of regions, in this case the voivodeships. The aim...