In line with the multi-disciplinary nature of network research, this edited volume collects both empirical and conceptual contributions that nurture the debate on network research, specifically dealing with the topics of network performance and agency. The contributions draw on different literatures and epistemic approaches and address different levels of analysis, both from a static and a dynamic point of view.
It will be of great interest to academics and students developing research in the field of network studies. It will also be of interest to scholars of operations management, organization studies, strategy, innovation, financial management and business history.
Author(s): Anna Moretti, Lisa Balzarin
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 185
City: Cham
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1 Networks and Organizations
2 New Perspectives on Network Studies: Performance and Agency
3 New Perspectives on Network Studies: The Structure of the Book
4 The Contribution of the Book to Network Studies
References
A Structured Literature Review on Networks and Organizations
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Historical Evolution
3.1 The Initial Phase (2007–2011)
3.2 The Development Phase (2012–2016)
3.3 The Consolidation Phase (2017–2021)
3.4 Networks and Organizations Across Two Decades
4 The Cluster Analysis: The Three Streams of Research
4.1 The Keywords of the Three Clusters
4.2 The Attributes of the Three Clusters
4.3 Defining the Three Clusters
4.4 Cluster 1: Business Studies and Networks
4.5 Cluster 2: Networks and Organization Studies
4.6 Cluster 3: Social Network Analysis and Management Science
4.7 The Bibliographic Analysis of the Three Clusters
5 Concluding Remarks
Appendix: List of the Papers Analysed
Cluster 1: Business Studies & Networks
Cluster 2: Networks and Organization Studies
Cluster 3: Social Network Analysis and Management Science
Literature Reviews
References
Platform-Enabled Business Models in the Arts: The Impact of Digital Transformation on Visual Arts Networks
1 Introduction
2 Platforms, Networks and the Arts
2.1 Platform-Enabled Business Models and Network Performance
2.2 Applying Network Theories to the Arts: The Ant
3 A Framework for Classifying Digital Platforms in the Visual Arts
3.1 Main Findings
Arts Enablers (Low Consociality and Low Platform Involvement)
Arts Forums (High Consociality, But Low Platform Involvement)
Arts Hubs (Low Consociality, But High Platform Involvement)
Arts Matchmakers (High Consociality and High Platform Involvement)
3.2 Discussion
4 Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research
References
Networks and Financial Reporting
1 Introduction
2 The Relevance of Network Financial Reporting
3 The Practice of Network Financial Reporting
4 Conclusion
References
Ethics in Organizational Network Performance: Lessons from Organized Crime and Organizational Wrongdoing
1 Introduction
2 Organizational Network Performance and Unethical Network Outcomes
3 The Network Structure and Functioning of Criminal Organizations
4 Networked Unethical Behavior in Legal Organizations
5 Discussion
References
How Do Personal Preferences Influence the Flow Dynamics in Networks?
1 Introduction
2 The Model
2.1 Network Features
2.2 Agents’ Dynamics and Costs
3 Value Functions and Optimal Controls
4 Existence of a Mean-Field Equilibrium
5 Conclusions
References
Networks in Practice: Insights from the Routine Dynamics Perspective
1 Introduction
2 Routine Dynamics: Change and Persistence in Organizational Routines
3 Network Ties Through the Routine Dynamics Perspective
3.1 Key Concepts and Assumptions
3.2 Looking at How Ties Develop and Persist Over Time from a Routine Dynamics Perspective
Changing the Status of a Tie: Adaptations of Coordination
Maintaining Ties: A Challenge More Than a Piece of Cake
4 Conclusion
References
Entrepreneurship as Networking? Theoretical Insights from the Historical Literature
1 Introduction
2 Entrepreneurs as Brokers: An Historical Approach
3 Reviewing a Fragmented Body of Literature
4 Using Historical Research to Highlight the Diverse Temporality of Networking
References
References from the Literature Review
Index
