Introduction to the Special Issue: The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks
Introduction to the Special Issue: The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks
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DOI：
10.1287/orsc.1110.0695
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Zaheer, Akbar
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作者：
Ahuja, Gautam;Soda, Giuseppe;Zaheer, Akbar
在不同层次的分析中，网络结果和网络结构如何促进结果的产生已经有了广泛的知识体系，但很少有人关注组织网络如何以及为什么出现、演变和变化。提高对网络动态的理解有几个重要的原因，也许最关键的是，对网络结果的理解只是部分的，而没有对导致这种结果的网络结构的起源的欣赏。为了为本期特刊中的论文提供一个背景，并以进一步推进网络动力学研究的更广泛目标为出发点，我们提出了一个框架，该框架首先讨论网络动力学的意义和作用，然后确定网络变化的驱动因素和关键维度，以及时间在这一过程中的作用。我们总结了研究人员在这一领域需要解决的理论和方法问题。
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 has been paid to understanding how and why organizational networks emerge, evolve, and change. Improved understanding of network dynamics is important for several reasons, perhaps the most critical being that the understanding of network outcomes is only partial without an appreciation of the genesis of the network structures that resulted in such outcomes. To provide a context for the papers in this special issue, and with the broader goal of furthering network dynamics research, we present a framework that begins by discussing the meaning and role of network dynamics and goes on to identify the drivers and key dimensions of network change as well as the role of time in this process. We conclude with theoretical and methodological issues that researchers need to address in this domain.