Paper info: Network management: A review of an emerging cross
Title
Network management: A review of an emerging cross
Authors
Arto Huuskonen and Arno Kourula
Place of Publication
The paper was published at the 28th IMP-conference in Rome, Italy in 2012.
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Abstract
This paper reviews and synthesizesliterature on network management, with an aim of integrating explanations for network management behavior across research fields. Through a systematic analysis of 65 academic research articles published during a 25-year period, the paper identifies and categorizes constructs and their relationships upon which the arguments, and thus theory of network management has been built. In addition, gaps in the literature are identified in order to guide further theory development. The study contributes to network managementliterature in following ways: 1) presents a state of the art review of the emerging field of network management from a network rather a dyadic perspective: 2) identifies and describe three process perspectives and three property perspective for examining network management: 3) links the identified management dimensions to their antecedents and consequences discussed in the selected literature: 4) identifies gaps in current knowledge and suggests directions for future theory development. Implications of the study are discussed to the industrial marketing and business literature.