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Beyond networking: The rise of the nebulous organisation

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The networked organisation, or its successor, the nebulous organisation, is not just a future possibility. It already exists. We may have not noticed it by thinking that IT is the only influence in this direction. Philip Powell looks at other influences including different new technologies, bureaux and facilities management, consultancy, franchising, joint ventures, home working, supplier relations, R&D consortia and licensing, and government sponsorship. He integrates the consequences of these influences, pointing out that they all have the effect of making an organisation an ambiguous body -- the nebulous organisation. However, there are likely to be conflicts with traditional vertical hierarchies.

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  • Powell, Philip, 1992. "Beyond networking: The rise of the nebulous organisation," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 10(3), pages 352-356, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:10:y:1992:i:3:p:352-356
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    1. Jason Owen-Smith & Walter W. Powell, 2004. "Knowledge Networks as Channels and Conduits: The Effects of Spillovers in the Boston Biotechnology Community," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 15(1), pages 5-21, February.
    2. Jun, Bogang & Yi, Seung-Kyu & Buchmann, Tobias & Mueller, Matthias, 2016. "The co-evolution of innovation networks: Collaboration between West and East Germany from 1972 to 2014," Hohenheim Discussion Papers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences 09-2016, University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.
    3. Candace Jones & William S. Hesterly & Karin Fladmoe-Lindquist & Stephen P. Borgatti, 1998. "Professional Service Constellations: How Strategies and Capabilities Influence Collaborative Stability and Change," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 9(3), pages 396-410, June.

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