Abstract
AbstractNetwork analysis has helped the field of organization theories (OTs) take a relational turn. Over the past 25 years, various forms of network analysis have been developed to produce knowledge around a specific type of network. On one end of the spectrum, social network analysis aims to explain the centrality or power positions of individual in networks. On the other end, particular attention is devoted to actor–network theory, which is considered one of the most ground-breaking perspectives developed over the past decades. Between these extremes, interfirm network analysis investigates the network structure of the firm and socio-economic network analysis sets out to understand networks as an organizational form. The chapter discusses why these research streams on networks are grouped together, despite their apparent differences, and what makes network analysis so popular in OTs.
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