Evolutionary Dynamics of Inter-firm Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective

Giovanni Battista Dagnino; Gabriella Levanti; Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri

doi:10.1016/S0742-3322(08)25003-5

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Evolutionary Dynamics of Inter-firm Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective

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Title:	Evolutionary Dynamics of Inter-firm Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective
Author(s):	Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Gabriella Levanti, Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri
Volume:	25 Editor(s): Joel A.C. Baum, Timothy J. Rowley ISBN: 978-0-7623-1442-3 eISBN: 978-1-84950-531-4
Citation:	Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Gabriella Levanti, Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri (2008), Evolutionary Dynamics of Inter-firm Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective, in Joel A.C. Baum, Timothy J. Rowley (ed.) Network Strategy (Advances in Strategic Management, Volume 25), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.67-129
DOI:	10.1016/S0742-3322(08)25003-5 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	This chapter aims to identify the main determinants that define the architectural properties of network emergence and significantly influence the dynamics underlying network evolution in time. The identification and analysis of these determinants, as well as the dynamic processes tied to them, allows to appreciate the competitive bases and consequences of network morphology. To this purpose, using a complex systems perspective as an integrative conceptual approach, we represent networks as complex dynamic systems of knowledge and capabilities. We perform a comparative in-depth analysis of the processes underlying the emergence and evolution of STMicroelectronic's global network and of Toyota's supplier network in the US so as to allow an elucidatory empirical assessment of the theoretical representation elaborated in the article.