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Successful networks of partners are typically guided by a strong strategic center which is far more than a broker and organizer of contacts. This article examines three special features of the activities of successful central firms: their ability to create value for themselves and their partners, the agenda and core competencies they develop, and the capacity to be innovative by simultaneous strategizing and structuring.
Lorenzoni et al. (Sat,) studied this question.