Managing business and innovation networks—From strategic nets to business fields and ecosystems

Kristian Möller, Aino Halinen · 2017 · Industrial Marketing Management

Summary. This paper reviews network management research from 2000 to 2016 and proposes a unified theory explaining how environmental, network, and actor-level factors shape management activities. The authors consolidate fragmented knowledge across business fields, ecosystems, and platform networks, identifying activity configuration patterns that guide effective network management. The framework advances understanding of how organizations coordinate complex business networks.

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Möller, K., & Halinen, A.. (2017). Managing business and innovation networks—From strategic nets to business fields and ecosystems. Industrial Marketing Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.09.018

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DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2017.09.018
Countries: Finland
Regions: Europe
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28