Abstract
This paper examines how a network's governance mode changes overtime and the consequences on the network's structure. Propositions on the relationships between network governance and network structure are raised. Mixed methods are employed to triangulate qualitative and quantitative data from interviews, field studies, and government/industry archives. A longitudinal study of the standardization process of TD- SCDMA technology reveals that (1) a network formed through an engineered process has a more centralized but less clustered structure than one governed by an emergent process; (2) as an engineered network changes into an emergent process, the network's structure will become decentralized as well as clustered; (3) the triggering entity loses its central position during the engineered-emergent process. We close by outlining theoretical contributions, practical implications and suggestions for future research.
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