Strategic networks: morphology, epistemology and praxis

Abstract

In marketing and operations literature, there is an emerging consensus that the inter‐firm network is of strategic significance. Challenges the assumption that supply networks are always “out there” waiting to be investigated. Rather than treat networks as objective artifacts, explores the extent to which they are invented and chosen by actor(s)/observer(s). Uses examples to illustrate this argument.

Citation

New, S. and Mitropoulos, I. (1995), "Strategic networks: morphology, epistemology and praxis", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 15 No. 11, pp. 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579510102891