Practices for network management : in search of collaborative advantage

Presenting 17 tools developed through rigorous design science research, this book bridges the relevance gap within network management. In so doing, it proposes a novel system-framework and establishes a path towards a networks-as-practice view on inter-organizational relationships. The systems-frame...

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Other Authors Vesalainen, Jukka (Editor), Valkokari, Katri (Editor), Hellström, Magnus, 1975- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319496498
9783319496481
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Introduction to Part 1- Viewing Networks as Social Systems
  • Chapter 2: Stakeholder Identification, Salience, and Strategic Mindset Analysis
  • Chapter 3: Leading Human Values in Complex Environments
  • Chapter 4: Making Sense of Network Dynamics through Network Picturing
  • Chapter 5: Functional Contracting for Network Creation and Governance
  • Chapter 6: Boundary Spanning and the Art of Persuasion
  • Part 2: Introduction to Part 2: Knowledge Integration in Networks
  • Chapter 7: Expert Knowledge Integration
  • A Systematic Approach for Multi-stakeholder Innovation
  • Chapter 8: Third Party Supported Benchmarking for Reciprocal Learning
  • Chapter 9: Value Proposition Co-development
  • Chapter 10: Relational Factors as Part of Network Relationship Evaluation
  • Chapter 11: Increasing Supplier-buyer Fit in Global Project Business
  • A Cognitive Ergonomics-based Approach
  • Part 3: An Introduction to Part 3
  • Moving Toward Mutual Benefits and Increased Total Value
  • Chapter 12
  • Life Cycle Cost Calculations as the Means for Value Communication in Networks
  • Chapter 13: The Service Configurator
  • How to Optimally Split Project Scopes
  • Chapter 14: The Value-based Sales Approach
  • Design Process, Tools and Needed Capabilities to Create A Solution
  • Chapter 15: Value Co-creation Analysis in Customer-Supplier Network Relationships
  • Chapter 16: Value Curve as a Multipurpose Tool
  • From Self-assessment to Forming Collaborative Networks
  • Chapter 17: A Framework for Ecosystemic Strategizing and Change
  • Chapter 18: Network Performance Management: Measurement, Scorecard, and Boundary Processes
  • Chapter 19: Concluding Remarks- Managerial Tools in Networks-as-Practice Perspective.