Evolving ICT and governance in organizational networks - Conceptual and theoretical foundations

Euripidis Loukis (), Marijn Janssen (), Sharon Dawes () and Lei Zheng ()
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Euripidis Loukis: University of Aegean
Marijn Janssen: Delft University of Technology
Sharon Dawes: University at Albany
Lei Zheng: Fudaan University

Electronic Markets, 2016, vol. 26, issue 1, No 2, 7-14

Abstract: Abstract Both private and public sector organizations tend to participate in networks in order to gain access to knowledge, skills and resources of other organizations and to create synergies to achieve highly demanding and complex goals they cannot attain individually. The governance of these networks has been recognized as being an important variable influencing organizational network performance. This Special Issue aims to contribute to the investigation and understanding of the relationships between ICT and governance of organizational networks. This introductory paper provides the conceptual and theoretical background. The relationship between network governance and technology is bi-directional; evolutions in ICT enable the development of new types of network collaborations and governance, whereas governance of collaboration networks is critical for the development of complex ICT infrastructures. We argue that network governance should be conceptualized as an evolving socio-technical process shaped by actors and aimed at tackling complex and dynamic contemporary challenges.

Keywords: Organizational networks; Network governance; Governance; Collaboration; H11 Structure; Scope; Performance of Government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s12525-015-0210-1

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