Towards a theory of inter-organizational networking the Euro-Atlantic security institutions interacting
Authors
Biermann, Rafael
Subjects
Inter-organizational relations
Organizational theory
Social network theory
Institutionalism
Euro-Atlantic security institutions
Balkans
Crisis management
Organizational theory
Social network theory
Institutionalism
Euro-Atlantic security institutions
Balkans
Crisis management
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Date of Issue
2008
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Publisher
Springer
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Abstract
This article combines inductive and deductive theory building to identify
building blocks for a theory of inter-organizational networking, a phenomenon that
has gained prominence in international relations, but is largely neglected by lR
scholars. Organizational and network theory are identified as the major starting
points for theory building. Hypotheses are generated rrom the network of Euro-Atlantic
security institutions, which has become the most sophisticated network of
its kind since the early 1990s. The article looks specifically at the genesis of dyadic
inter-organizational relations and of entire networks, at the relevance of networking
for policy output and at the system effects that networks have on individual
organizations. The theoretical findings are presented so as to allow a transfer to other
geographical and functional areas of networking.
Type
Article
Description
The article of record as published may be found at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11558-007-9027-9
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
28 p.
Citation
Rafael Biermann. "Towards a theory of inter-organizational networking." The Review of International Organization
June 2008, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 151–177.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.