Authors: Christopher John Medlin; Simone Guercini
We contribute to the industrial network literature by conceptualizing boundary zones, the spaces and times where differences are created, maintained and changed. The boundary zones, between firms and between parts of the network, are malleable when a dynamic and longitudinal perspective is adopted. Boundary zones are managed by an actor through control of critical resources and/or activities, but also in conjunction with other actors who undertake supporting activities for either collaborative or different purposes and interests. Thus, boundary zones are managed in and through business relationships. How boundary zones are created and maintained by managers within business relationships has implications for competitive and collaborative activity and for network change and form. In this paper we present a literature review and a schematic tool for future research concerning network boundary zones.
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Publish Year: 2018
Conference: Marseille, France (2018)