Network approaches and strategic management: Exploration opportunities and new trends
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2021Autor
Barczak, Beata
Kafel, Tomasz
Magliocca, Pierpaolo
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PURPOSE: The analysis of the literature shows that the attempts to conceptualize
the strategic aspects of the network bring a significant impact on the development
of research on organizational networks. This article aims to analyze the new trends
in strategic management, and in particular on the possibility of exploring the
network approach in strategic management, through the existing literature and the
presentation of the new contributions of the following articles published in the current
issue. METHODOLOGY: The article is descriptive in character; thus it is based on
a literature review and its constructive critics. A narrative literature review was used
to present the main assumptions and features of the network approach in strategic management, along with an indication of emerging trends and new directions. Also the identification of theoretical foundations for understanding the processes of strategic change in inter-organizational networks and the proposition of the way to understand network strategy were presented. FINDINGS: The research included in this issue shows that from a network perspective, business strategy plays an important role in guiding the development of individual relationships and networks. Exploring the network approach in strategic management allows one to adopt the category of network strategy, which can be described through the coexistence of cooperation
and competition. IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORY AND PRACTICE: Considerations lead
to the conclusion that the business strategy must be expressed in terms of potential
changes in the network in which the company operates, taking into account its current and selected position in the network. Despite the fact that the current state of research on organizational networks in the theory of strategic management shows that this approach is already quite well established, on the basis of the analysis
of research results concerning the conceptualization of strategic aspects of the
network, the existing problems and limitations were identified. ORIGINALITY AND VALUE: The main problems related to the exploration of the network approach and the resulting consequences for the definition of the network strategy were indicated.
Also, the combination of an organizational and economic approach with the logic of
competitive advantage and relational annuity. The demonstration that the network perspective in strategic management allows for a more complete understanding of the strategic behavior of modern enterprises.
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