Networks

Sari Laari-Salmela

Chapter 4.34 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Strategy as Practice, 2025, pp 487-491 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Network as a phenomenon and a concept, referring to a web of relations among organizations, groups, or individuals and their activities, is immanent also in Strategy as Practice (SAP) research where scholars have taken interest in inter-organizational collaborations, intra-organizational social structures, and the intricate web of interactions shaping strategizing activities. From inter-organizational alliances and partnerships to informal social ties within organizational boundaries, networks are omnipresent in strategic management and organization studies. Scholars have explored the influence of networks on various strategic facets, including knowledge exchange, power dynamics, innovation, and the very process of strategy formation. Networks represent a relevant viewpoint for SAP especially via the notion of connectedness, reflecting the idea of relationality in strategy making which lies also in the core of practice-theoretical approaches.

Keywords: Networks; Strategy as Practice (SAP); Interorganizational collaborations; Intraorganizational social structures; Strategizing activities; Interorganizational alliances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035315956
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.elgaronline.com/doi/10.4337/9781035315963.00133 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:22511_124

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.e-elgar.com

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Jack Sweeney ().