The Dark Side of Structural Holes

Bizzi, Lorenzo

doi:10.1177/0149206312471385

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“…Secondly, actors may benefit from structural hole positions only as long as opportunistic behavior does not negatively affect collaboration in the future. Brokers' power-oriented behavior can be detrimental for group functioning and climate (Bizzi 2013). Although beneficial on an individual level, structural hole positions negatively affect individual outcomes on an aggregate level (Bizzi 2013(Bizzi , p. 1555.…”

Section: Structure Of Interorganizational Network: a Field Of Tensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although beneficial on an individual level, structural hole positions negatively affect individual outcomes on an aggregate level (Bizzi 2013(Bizzi , p. 1555. This results in a shared perception of potential opportunistic behaviors, which leads to increasing monitoring efforts (Bizzi 2013(Bizzi , p. 1558, a logic of calculation and personal gain (Buskens and van de Rijt 2008, p. 372), learning races within interorganizational networks (Gulati et al 2000, p. 211), or even network failure (Schrank and Whitford 2011, p. 168).…”

Section: Structure Of Interorganizational Network: a Field Of Tensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Seeing through the network: Competitive advantage in the digital economy

2017

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Firms operate in an environment that is increasingly permeated with digital technology. The incorporation of digital technology into products, services, and operations has significant implications on how firms can attain and sustain competitive advantage. Traditional strategic models of competitive advantage -such as the industry structure view, the resource-based view or the dynamic capabilities approach -are built on assumptions which lack validity in today's digital environments. Digitization radically changes the very nature of products, the process of value creation and, above all, firms' competitive environment. This study contributes to a better understanding of how firms may achieve sustained competitive advantage in this digital economy: It outlines a network-centric view which explains the competitive environment of firms being confronted with digital technology and its affordances. Based on the network-centric view, the firms may achieve competitive advantage by actively shaping the digital environment (i.e. applying a logic of effectuation) and by value co-creating of the interconnected firms in the digital environment. The framework may help firms to design and create strategies in order to attain and sustain competitive advantage in a digital economy.

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Section: Structure Of Interorganizational Network: a Field Of Tensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Structure Of Interorganizational Network: a Field Of Tensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seeing through the network: Competitive advantage in the digital economy

2017

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“…With respect to unethical decisionmaking, however, the findings to date have been inconclusive. Distinct and mutually exclusive network structures have been suggested to increase the risk of unethical decision-making (e.g., Bizzi, 2013;Brass et al, 1998;Flynn & Wiltermuth, 2010;Lee, 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This includes brokers being associated with unethical acts against their group as well as others (Bizzi, 2013). Arguably, this is due to their high network centrality (i.e., they connect individuals who are not connected among themselves) and therefore norms are not very salient among them.…”

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Ethical Decision-Making: The Role of Self-Monitoring, Future Orientation, and Social Networks

Bon

Volkema

Silva

2017

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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This study examines the influence of individual factors (self-monitoring, temporal orientation) on social networking, and their relationship with unethical decision-making. The study used surveys to measure the unethical intentions and social network data of 129 professionals. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings provided evidence that individual factors influence the development of social networks and, along with self-monitoring, the likelihood of unethical decision-making. In particular, being in positions of lower network centrality increased individuals' risk of unethical intention. One explanation stems from the need for high situation control to reduce risk and ensure the success of an event, which only a closed network can provide. However, ethical low self-monitor women were also found to have low centrality, so social networks alone do not explain ethical decision-making. This research represents a step forward in our understanding of ethical decision-making through the adoption of multiple and simultaneous factors, proposing an integrated theory of individual and situational factors influencing unethical options.

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“…The presence of more structural holes in their social networks provided ventures with a diverse source of knowledge and information (Aarstad, 2012). In general, knowledge and resource-sharing benefits of collaborative networks rely on trust and shared norms of behaviour (Bizzi, 2013). These trust and behaviour norms are more likely to be present in strongly tied connections within a network, especially in the knowledge fields.…”

Section: Advantages Of Structural Holesmentioning

confidence: 99%