Sub-theme 36: Network Agency, Creativity, and Innovation: The Mutual Interdependence between Network Actors and Social Structures
Convenors:
Stefan Breet, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Francesca Pallotti, University of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom
Stefano Tasselli, University of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom
Leon A.G. Oerlemans,
Session Time Corridor 1: Thursday, July 09, 09:30 to 12:00, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Creativity and Network Dynamics
Chair: Stefan Breet, Leon Oerlemans, Francesca Pallotti, Stefano Tasselli
Fiona Schröder
Collective Creativity as Process Quality: A Heuristic Perspective on Variance in Opportunity Spaces
Discussant(s): Jonas Stark
Jonas Stark
Together in turbulence? Selection effects in co-patenting networks during crisis
Discussant(s): Milica Cuckovic
David McBee
Network dynamics in scientific problem-solving: selective retention across phases
Discussant(s): Fiona Schroder
Tobias Theel and Julia Brennecke
When networks take time: Relational paths and temporal structuring for organizing creativity in networks
Discussant(s): David McBee
Milica Cuckovic
Effects of collaborative synergy in weakly-tied groups as a result of sensemaking and collective mindfulness: evidence from
CCI
Discussant(s): Tobias Theel
Session Time Corridor 2: Thursday, July 09, 16:00 to 18:30, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Organizational Networks and Innovation
Chair: Francesca Pallotti, Leon Oerlemans, Stefan Breet, Stefano Tasselli
Ecem Bilge Delicik
When Proximity Backfires: Cognitive Rigidity and Brokers’ Influence on Recombinant Capabilities in Local R&D Networks
Discussant(s): Camilla Mola
Yi-Jin Sam Chen, Stefano Tasselli and Andrew Parker
Collaboration Network Communities and Firm Innovation Performance
Discussant(s): Cecilia Correggi
Natalia Bagnoli, Gabriele Boccoli, Luca Gastaldi, Mariano Corso and Mariano Corso
From Gatekeepers to Overloaded Brokers: When Engaging Leadership Weakens Network Advantages
Discussant(s): Yi-Jin Sam Chen
Cecilia Correggi, Guido Conaldi, Paolo Di Toma and Stefano Ghinoi
When task and knowledge networks diverge: structural differences and coordination mechanisms in contemporary organizations
Discussant(s): Ecem Bilge Delicik
Camilla Mola and Daniele Mascia
Inter-professional boundaries and the emergence of Innovation catalysts: The case of healthcare
Discussant(s): Natalia Bagnoli
Session Time Corridor 3: Friday, July 10, 09:30 to 12:00, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Agency and Leadership
Chair: Stefan Breet, Francesca Pallotti, Leon Oerlemans, Stefano Tasselli
Olaf N. Rank
Semiformal organization
Discussant(s): Francesca Pallotti
Konstantina Nakou and Konstantinos Kostopoulos
When Stars Deliver: Behavioral Capital, Network Agency, and Collective Execution under Constraint
Discussant(s): Manuel Gomez Solorzano
Manuel Gómez Solórzano and Fernando Sanchez-Henriquez
The Liability of Dual Brokerage
Discussant(s): Olaf Rank
Steffen Triebel, Susanne Braun, Andrew Parker, Christian Waldstrøm, Susanne Braun, Susanne Braun, Andrew Parker, Andrew Parker, Christian Waldstrom and Christian Waldstrom
It’s Not Me, It’s You: The co-constituted relationship between leader identity and alter’s brokerage orientations
Discussant(s): Konstantina Nakou
Francesca Pallotti, Daniele Mascia and Alberto Monti
Network Advantage and Informal Leadership: Gendered Pathways Across Organizational Contexts
Discussant(s): Steffen Triebel
Session Time Corridor 4: Friday, July 10, 16:00 to 18:30, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Social Change and Emerging Technologies
Chair: Leon Oerlemans, Stefano Tasselli, Stefan Breet, Francesca Pallotti
Elena Pöhlmann
Brokering Architecture Beyond the Firm: Evidence from Women’s Leadership Networks
Discussant(s): Thomas Schneidhofer
David Obstfeld, Stefano Tasselli and Vartuhi Tonoyan
A social capital theory of social change: How the social capital academy ameliorates social inequality
Discussant(s): Elena Pohlmann
Siyu Fei and Alexandre B. Bitektine
Beyond tie manipulation: Evaluative agency and micro-to-macro network change
Discussant(s): Yingjian Liang
Thomas M. Schneidhofer, Josefin Kickhöfer and Sara Obereder
LLMs as Agents in career fields: Reshaping Information Flows and Access Structures in Gender-Differentiated Career Trajectories
Discussant(s): David Obstfeld
Yingjian Liang
"Getting My Foot in the Door": How Job Market Entrants Form and Activate New Ties for Job Referrals
Discussant(s): Siyu Fei
Session Time Corridor 5: Saturday, July 11, 10:00 to 12:30, Virtual Colloquium (Digivents)
Inter-organizational Learning and Competitiveness
Chair: Francesca Pallotti, Stefan Breet, Leon Oerlemans, Stefano Tasselli
Yingjie Yuan and Bernard Nijstad
Choosing People, Not Just Ideas: Intra-Team Visibility and Team Idea Selection
Discussant(s): Thijs A. Velema
Thijs A. Velema, Quyet-Tien Nguyen, Leonard Schmidt and Andrew Argue
Why birds of a feather choose to flock together: Examining the cognitive pathways of choice homophily
Discussant(s): Julianna Kiss
Catalina Espinosa
Coordination under conditions of structural fragmentation: a structural–narrative perspective on sustainability transition
networks
Discussant(s): Erez Aharon Marantz
Erez Aharon Marantz and Lisha Liu
The divergent Influence of Partners and Communities: How do Firms Learn from Peers to Form Distant Ties?
Discussant(s): Yinjie Yuan
Julianna Kiss, Agnes Wimmer, Noémi Krátki and Anita Csesznak
Connections between embeddedness and competitiveness – examining enterprises in Hungary
Discussant(s): Catalina Espinosa