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What is Network Organization

Chapter 523
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Organizational structures in the form of a network of shared tangible and intangible resources that are formed to achieve specific or general objectives. These organizations are more horizontally structured based on the relevance of the roles played by the parties in the structure.
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Telework and Management in Public Organizations
Ángel Belzunegui Eraso (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain) and Inmaculada Pastor Gosálbez (Rovira i Virgili University, Spain)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch523
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Chapter 21
The Social Side of Consumerism: Human Need Satisfaction as Antecedents of Economic Need Satisfaction in an Online Environment – Empirical Evidence from the Airport Industry
In a network organization a clear cut distinction between employees and otherwise involved stakeholders, such as customers, cannot be drawn. More human resources, i.e. people involved, are available for the company than the people employed ( Gummesson, 2006 ).
Published in Chapter: The Social Side of Consumerism: Human Need Satisfaction as Antecedents of Economic Need Satisfaction in an Online Environment – Empirical Evidence from the Airport Industry; From: Handbook of Research on Consumerism in Business and Marketing: Concepts and Practices
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Chapter 5
Agile Holonic Network Organizations
Organizational designs based on peer-to-peer networks and communications.
Published in Chapter: Agile Holonic Network Organizations; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 69
Network Organizations as a Catalyst for Innovation
Organized, polycentric structures in which traditional hierarchy-based coordination has been replaced by strengthening horizontal links. These are temporary structures created to achieve specific goals.
Published in Chapter: Network Organizations as a Catalyst for Innovation; From: Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
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