Networks for change: How networks influence organizational change

Manuel Portugal Ferreira ()

No 21, Working Papers from globADVANTAGE, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on organizational change by examining organizations as social entities embedded in inter-organizational networks. In contrast to extant research that focuses on macro environment and internal factors to explain organizational change we put forth the social network surrounding the firm as a major driver of any change process. In specific we examine organization change as driven by the organizations? positions and relations in an interorganizational network. Our conceptual framework demonstrates that inter-organizational networks are important mid-level environmental factors that complement the macro-environment and internal organizational factors for the study of organizational changes. We conclude with a discussion on normative implications for organizations and avenues for future research.

Keywords: organizational change; social networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M0 M1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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