Integrating research on interorganizational networks and ecosystems
File(s)
Author(s)
Shipilov, Andrew
Gawer, Annabelle
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Organizations are simultaneously embedded in interorganizational networks and ecosystems, yet research on networks and ecosystems developed in isolation. The aim of this partial integration is to bring new energy into maturing research on organizational networks and greater structure to the burgeoning research on ecosystems. In this article, we underlie similarities and differences between networks and ecosystems; bring the ecosystems’ focus on modularity and complementarity at the forefront of interorganizational research while enriching ecosystems’ scholarship with systematic applications of network analytic tools to map the patterns of component interdependencies.
Date Issued
2020-01
Date Acceptance
2020-01-01
Citation
Academy of Management Annals, 2020, 14 (1), pp.92-121
ISSN
1941-6520
Publisher
Academy of Management
Start Page
92
End Page
121
Journal / Book Title
Academy of Management Annals
Volume
14
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© Academy of Management Annals
Identifier
https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/annals.2018.0121#
Subjects
Business & Management
1503 Business and Management
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-01-15