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Synthesize how organizational networks emerge, evolve, and transform over time to contextualize network outcomes.

October 20, 2011Organization Science

The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks

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GAGautam AhujaCornell University GSGiuseppe SodaBocconi University AZAkbar ZaheerUniversity of Minnesota System

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Conceptual review outlines drivers of structural change in organizational networks, suggesting that understanding network origin is essential for evaluating network outcomes.

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Synthesize how organizational networks emerge, evolve, and transform over time to contextualize network outcomes.
Conceptual framework synthesis analyzing the core mechanisms, dimensions, and drivers of structural network change.
Theoretical evaluation of the role of time and methodological challenges in longitudinal network analysis.
Qualitative synthesis demonstrates that organizational network outcomes cannot be fully understood without examining the initial emergence and subsequent evolutionary paths of network structures.
Identifies primary multidimensional drivers of structural adaptation across organizational levels and outlines critical methodological priorities for temporal network research.

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Ahuja et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f31ada29f10947129f65ad https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1110.0695

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Conceptual review outlines drivers of structural change in organizational networks, suggesting that understanding network origin is essential for evaluating network outcomes.

The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks

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The Genesis and Dynamics of Organizational Networks

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