Dynamics and the Dynamism of Strategy in Inter-organizational Network—Research Project Assumptions

The main conceptual goal of this article is to present the preliminary assumptions of the planned research project focused on the influence of strategy dynamics and dynamism of inter-organizational network strategies on the overall development of network systems. Primary focus was put on the comparative aspects of centralized and decentralized networks (considering decisional centralization). The elaboration defines basic conceptual categories, i.e., dynamics and dynamism of strategy, as well as the results of these inter-organizational network activities in the form of their development. The main research assumptions and research questions were indicated in the text, as well as the main goal of the planned research was determined. This main research goal is formulated as the detailed analysis of relations between the strategy dynamics of inter-organizational networks (centralized or decentralized) and network development in the sense of increasing the effectiveness of activities within the considered systems. Moreover, the article presents fundamental, theoretical backgrounds of main categories, which are dynamics and the dynamism of strategy, analyzed within inter-organizational networks. The paper includes also main information about future research methodology, based on quantitative methods with the use of research questionnaire created with the focus on the scale of semantic potential. Issues described in the paper are mostly located within the evolutionary trend, in which the strategy takes the form of adaptation to widely understand variability of the organizational environment. The article is a part of a studies series on the dynamics of inter-organizational networks and a conceptual approach to analyzed issues.