The dynamics of networked power in a concentrated business network

Per Ingvar Olsen, Frans Prenkert, Thomas Hoholm and Debbie Harrison

Journal of Business Research, 2014, vol. 67, issue 12, 2579-2589

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamics of networked power in a concentrated business network. Power is a long standing theme in inter-organizational research, yet there is a paucity of studies about how power emerges and is constructed over time at the network level. The paper adopts process, systems and network theory to interpret a rich single case study from the food industry. Three power mechanisms are identified, gatekeeping, decoupling and resource allocation, which form the basis of a model of networked power dynamics. Empirically tracing the dynamics of networked power highlights the economic contents of interactions. The paper extends current understandings of power as ‘conflict and coercion’ to include influencing, leveraging and strategic maneuvering in the actual performance of networked power.

Keywords: Networked power; Inter-organizational power; Buyer power; Governance systems; Power mechanisms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.03.017

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