This paper addresses the performance of creative firms from the perspective of complex spatial systems. Based on an extensive high-dimensional database on both the attributes of individual creative firms in the Netherlands and a series of detailed regional facilitating and driving factors...

Along with the rise of the now popular ‘open' paradigm in innovation management, networks have become a common approach to practicing innovation. Foresight could potentially greatly benefit from resources that become available when the knowledge base increases through networks. This article...

Increasing global competition is a driving force pushing toward a networked way of doing business, as companies are forced to search for efficiency through co-operation with other companies. The underlying question is how well the companies combine and co-ordinate their value activities with...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a model to disclose, report, and manage intellectual capital (IC) in a network of companies. To this end, it provides a monetary evaluation of core competencies (CCs), which may be defined as a bundle of various types of intangibles, aggregating...

This paper articulates a network approach to knowledge processes and information systems in organizations. It proposes that cross-business-unit knowledge processes and the learning role of information systems are embedded within a network of relationships that link business units. Exploratory...

This research work examined the relationship between network resources and organizational efficiency: Evidence from the Nigeria Banking Industry. The sample size comprises of one hundred and thirty seven (137) staffs. The study utilized a descriptive research design. However, the study adopted...

Firms that own platforms often actively manage firms that offer products through the platform (i.e., platform complementors). To manage complementors, platform owners tend to have fewer tools available at their disposal relative to traditional organizations. Prior work has started examining how...

We examine how a firm’s centrality within a network of geographically proximate firms affects its competitive capabilities. Our study of the total population of one Spanish cluster of fishing firms shows that the effects of centrality on a firm’s competitive capabilities are contingent on...

In this paper we explore the question of corporate governance and its connection with CSR.We outline why a traditional governance architecture (e.g. unitary board structures) fails to support monitoring and strategic advice functions concerning CSR of the board adequately. We then provide our...

We provided an integrative model linking ambidexterity, absorptive capacity and networks. External networks, measured through centrality and multiplexity, and internal networks through behavioral context, dual structure and top management teams affect an organization’s ambidexterity. In...