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The Network Organization

A Governance Perspective on Structure, Dynamics and Performance

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Bridges three main streams of research - organization studies, managerial cognition and social movements literature
  • Addresses weaknesses in current research: the lack of individual agency considerations and the overall static analysis of network social structures
  • Offers new insights and research questions to be investigated, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Anna Moretti
    Pages 1-19
  3. The Network Organization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. Describing the Network Organization

      • Anna Moretti
      Pages 23-49
    3. Network Governance

      • Anna Moretti
      Pages 51-85
  4. Governing the Tourism Network: the Case of the Venice Film Festival

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 155-157

About this book

 This book explores the basic traits of inter-organizational networks, examining the interplay between structure, dynamics, and performance from a governance perspective. The book assumes a novel theoretical angle based on the interpretation of networks as multiple systems, and advances the theory in the realm of network effectiveness and failure. Composed of two parts, theoretical and empirical, The Network Organization clarifies the literature on networks, offering a systematic review, and provides a new perspective on their integration with other streams of research focusing on under-studied issues such as agency, micro-dynamics, and network effectiveness. The second part proposes the analysis of the tourism destination of Venice, with a specific focus on the network between the Venice Film Festival, the hospitality system, and the local institutions. By exploring the pervasion of networks in modern social and economic life, this book will be valuable to students, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Università Ca’Foscari Venezia, Venice, Italy

    Anna Moretti

About the author

Anna Moretti is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Her research focuses on network governance and failure, organizations as political systems, networks, and innovation, and appears in various journals including Organization Studies and the Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination.

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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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