Notes on the contributors -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Introduction / Julian Birkinshaw and Peter Hagström -- 1. Network relationships inside and outside the firm, and the development of capabilities / Julian Birkinshaw -- Pt. I. Managing relationships in the external network. 2. Task partitioning, communication activities, and the performance of supplier relations in product development / Maurizio Sobrero and Omar Toulan ; 3. Global account management: linking external demands with internal abilities / Julian Birkinshaw, Omar Toulan, and David Arnold -- Pt. II. Innovation in the external network. 4. The experience-curve of capability management / Henrik Bresman ; 5. Strategy in the periphery: the role of external linkages in strategy creation / Patrick Regnér ; 6. Innovation in the networked firm: the need to develop new types of interface competence / Stefan Jonsson ; 7. Communities of practice in a high-technology firm / Robin Teigland -- Pt. III. Managing the internal network. 8. Building an internal market system: insights from five R. & D. organizations / Julian Birkinshaw and Carl F. Fey ; 9. Knowledge management in the multinational enterprise / Niklas Arvidsson ; 10. New wine in old bottles: information technology evolution in firm strategy and structure / Peter Hagström ; 11. Relaxing the boundaries of the firm / Peter Hagström -- References -- Index.