Sub-theme 14: (SWG) Organizational Network Research: Bridging and Bridges in Organizational Networks

Convenors:
Terry L. Amburgey, University of Toronto, Canada
Barak S. Aharonson, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Jörg Raab, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Session I: Thursday, July 04, 09:00 to 10:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Brokers and Bridges I
Chair: Terry L. Amburgey
David Obstfeld, Stephen Borgatti and Jason Davis
Brokerage as a process: Decoupling third party action from social network structure
Olaf N. Rank and Michael Strenge
Entrepreneurial orientation as driver of brokerage
Lucia Marchegiani and Matteo Rizzolli
Virtual bridges and real business: The role of public actors in bridging online business social networks
Session II: Thursday, July 04, 11:00 to 12:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Brokers and Bridges II
Chair: Jörg Raab
Linda Pomeroy, Jane Hendy and James Barlow
An examination of boundary networks – Antecedents (bridging mechanisms) and consequences
Zack Kertcher and Erica Coslor
Cultural adapters in multifield innovation brokerage
Diego Campagnolo, Arnaldo Camuffo and Giuseppe Soda
Network heterogeneity, learning and the transferability of inter-organizational coordination capabilities: Not all experiences are equal
Brandy L. Aven and Henning Hillmann
Structural diversity: Entrepreneurial performance of founding teams in late imperial Russia
Session III: Thursday, July 04, 16:00 to 17:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Brokers and Bridges III
Chair: Barak S. Aharonson
Aylin Ataay
Roles of interlocking directorates in family business groups: An emerging country experience
Didem Gundogdu, Lindsay Stringfellow and Kevin McMeeking
The market value of social capital: A longitudinal study of board connectivity
Enzo Peruffo and Federica Brunetta
May parents inherit from heirs? A study of parent spun-off relationship
Alberto Monti and Giuseppe Soda
Cross-boundary integration in organizations: The role of affective and instrumental multiplexity
Session IV: Friday, July 05, 09:00 to 10:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Brokers and Bridges IV / Inter-organizational Networks and Organizational Level Outcomes
Chair: Terry L. Amburgey
Ricarda Thomas and Suleika Bort
Competence gaps and network development. An empirical analysis of converging industry networks
Mariachiara Barzotto and Anna Comacchio
Ambidextrous face-to-face interactions. Building and bridging daily encounters in a high-tech incubator
Astrid Kramer, Niels Noorderhaven and Patrick Kenis
Changes in network commitment: An experimental study about the influence of identification and centrality on network commitment
Joris Knoben, Victor Gilsing and Annefleur Krijkamp
Embeddedness, network strategy or partner characteristics: Three alternative sources of information for inter-organizational partner selection
Session V: Friday, July 05, 14:00 to 15:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Network Dynamics and Evolution
Chair: Barak S. Aharonson
Zong-Rong Lee
Institutional transition and temporal dynamic of strategic alliance networks
Chiara D'Alise and Luca Giustiniano
Localized networks and innovation in the life-science sector. Inter-cluster and intra-cluster dynamics
Swetketu Patnaik and Heinrich Kramarski
Exploring the influence of institutional embeddedness of partner firms on inter-partner dynamics in international inter-organizational relationships
Remco S. Mannak, Marius T.H. Meeus, Jörg Raab and Alexander Smit
Repeated collaboration and role differentiation in multi-partner R&D consortia
Session VI: Saturday, July 06, 09:00 to 10:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Inter-organizational Communities and Field Nets
Chair: Jörg Raab
Terry L. Amburgey, Barak Aharonson and Daniel Tzabbar
The diffusion of internationalization: The heterogenous spread of an organizational practice
Balazs Fazekas and Yuan-yuan Gong
Organization field forming: The role of heterogeneity in the Japanese nanotechnology R&D alliance network
Caterina Muzzi and Sergio Albertini
The evolution of an innovative community of SMEs: The role of managerial competencies
Dalhia Mani
Seeing both the forest and the trees: Closure and social capital in the Indian firm ownership network
Session VII: Saturday, July 06, 11:00 to 12:30, Decelles, 3rd floor, Section Nord, Rouyn-Noranda
Whole Networks
Chair: Terry L. Amburgey
Anna Moretti and Francesco Zirpoli
A dynamic theory of network failure: The case of the Venice Film Festival and the local hospitality system
Angel Saz-Carranza, Adrià Albareda and Susanna Salvador
Power and network governance: A longitudinal multiple case study of European regulatory networks
Adrià Albareda, Anna Ramon, Vicenta Sierra and Tamyko Ysa
Dual leadership in public-private network governance