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Koordinationsmechanismen und Innovativität von Netzwerken: eine empirische Analyse

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In der Literatur zu Netzwerken wird der Zusammenhang zwischen der Koordination von Organisationen und Ergebnissen auf Netzwerkebene diskutiert. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird gefragt: Welchen Zusammenhang gibt es zwischen der Art der Koordination und dem Innovationserfolg — der Innovativität — von koordinierten Unternehmensnetzwerken? Mit einer hierfür geeigneten Methode — der Qualitative Comparative Analysis — soll herausgefunden werden, welche Kombination verschiedener Koordinationsinstrumente mit hoher Innovativität zusammenhängt. Über einen mehrstufigen Befragungsprozess wurden koordinierte Netzwerke in Deutschland identifiziert und 187 von ihnen untersucht. Es zeigt sich, dass Prozess-Standardisierung eine notwendige Bedingung für hohe Innovativität ist. Das Ergebnis wird diskutiert hinsichtlich der Bedeutung von Prozess-Standardisierung als Mittel der Wissensübertragung, als Governance-Mechanismus und als Indikator für das in Regeln gespeicherte Wissen von Netzwerken.

Abstract

In this paper we explore the relationship between different coordination mechanisms of interorganizational networks and their innovativeness at the network level of analysis. We analyze whether innovativeness is systematically related to particular combinations of three different coordination processes. Via a multi-stage process, we identified and collected data of 187 coordinated interorganizational networks in Germany. We analyzed these networks by means of an appropriate tool — Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) — to identify which combinations of coordination mechanisms are systematically related to high innovativeness. The results show that process standardization is a necessary condition to innovativeness at the network level. We discuss the meaning of process-standardization with regard to its effects on knowledge-transfer, network governance and interorganizational routines.

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  1. Institut für Mittelstandsforschung der Universität Mannheim, L9, 1-2, 68161, Mannheim, Deutschland

    Frederik M. Metzger M.B.A.

  2. Institut für Mittelstandsforschung der Universität, Mannheim, Deutschland

    Stefan Berwing

  3. Lehrstuhl für Strategisches Management der Universität Erfurt, Deutschland

    Thomas Armbrüster

  4. Institut für Mittelstandsforschung der Universität, Mannheim, Deutschland

    Achim Oberg

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Metzger, F.M., Berwing, S., Armbrüster, T. et al. Koordinationsmechanismen und Innovativität von Netzwerken: eine empirische Analyse. Schmalenbachs Z betriebswirtsch Forsch 64, 428–455 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03373697

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