Abstract Research Summary This article develops theory on how an organization's structure
affects future reorganizations. I highlight that a firm's structure shapes not only the locus of …

Background Gaps are typically regarded as a problem to be solved. People are stimulated to
close or plug them. Researchers are moved to fill deficits in the literature in order to realise a …

Purpose: This paper aims to examine the impact of organizational structure (centralization,
formalization, and specialization) on relational coordination, considering the contingent role …

An extensive body of knowledge exists on network outcomes and on how network structures
may contribute to the creation of outcomes at different levels of analysis, but less attention …

Current trends in the United States' position in the world economy indicate that foreign
competitors are gradually eroding markets which have been dominated by the US since post …

How is continuity of service provision supported in dynamic service settings (DSS) when
interactions span space and time, and are being increasingly infused by technology? We …

Businesses network with each other for a myriad of reasons and members of business
networks accrue various benefits as a result of their network membership. There is a wealth …

Background Relatively little is known about how people and groups who function in
boundary-spanning positions between different sectors, organisations and professions …

Network perspectives in organizational research have focused primarily on how the
embeddedness of actors shapes individual, or nodal, outcomes. Against this backdrop, a …

Researchers have looked at change from multiple perspectives, ie technical, rational,
cultural, etc. However, little attention has been devoted to the study of social networks in …