Mobilizing collective action in business networks: Creating inclusive or exclusive networks?

Authors: Asta Salmi; Tiina Ritvala

Our study shows how boundary organizations, by bringing together private, public and third sector actors across countries may mobilize new actions. The key contribution of our study is to offer a micro-level analysis of transnational network mobilization, complementing the limited body of literature on how NGOs are able to mobilize business actors across country borders. We found that NGOs may follow different strategies in their mobilization: to create either inclusive or exclusive networks. While the former efforts may gain visibility quickly, the latter may lead to more commitment from different parties and thus provide better basis for knowledge sharing and further internationalization processes

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Publish Year: 2012

Conference: Rome, Italy (2012)