In recent years, we have witnessed remarkable growth in various forms of co-operation
among organisations. There has been a considerable increase in inter-organizational …

Network analysis has been used extensively in the study of interorganizational relations.
This article reviews the literature over the past fifteen years and organizes it into three …

This article reviews and discusses the empirical literature on interorganizational networks at
the network level of analysis, or what is sometimes referred to as “whole” networks. An …

Thirteen years ago Tichy (1981) suggested that organizational research incorporate a
network perspective. There has been a great deal of research on interorganizational …

Research on inter-organizational networks is generally fragmented which renders some of
the studies incompatible and hinders a greater understanding and coherence of the field …

Inter-firm relationships are coordinated to a large extent by non-market mecha nisms. The
objective of this paper is to identify which of these mechanisms are the most relevant, and …

Over time, social and organizational networks evolve. These networks have a great deal of
influence; eg, they effect the rate of information diffusion among individuals and within …

Given the recent accumulation of research on inter-organizational relations and networks
and the current fragmentation of the field, it is time to take stock and explore the …

This research examines and compares patterns of coordination among clusters of
organizations which are all members of a larger network of human service agencies. The …

In this paper the development of interorganizational dependence is reviewed. The
conceptualization and operationalization of dependence in the research of the Aston Group …