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dc.contributor.authorHuemer, Lars
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-08T10:10:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-08T10:10:21Z
dc.date.created2018-01-15T15:24:48Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationThe IMP Journal. 2017, 11 (2), 274-288.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn2059-1403
dc.identifier.issn0809-7259
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2489459
dc.descriptionThe accepted and peer reviewed manuscript to the articlenb_NO
dc.description.abstractPurpose The study has two related objectives. At the firm level of analysis, the author proposes that a clearer distinction between firms’ mediating functions and mediators could enhance the understanding of business network strategizing. Whereas firms’ mediating functions have received attention in IMP research, less focus has been given to organizations whose core business is mediation. At the system level of analysis, the study complements the perception of a network horizon with that of a network verizon. Whereas the horizon is closely associated with work on firms’ mediating functions, the network verizon is of particular interest to mediators. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual study combines IMP insights with strategic management theory. Findings The notion of a network horizon is important for business network strategizing, but also influences the perception of relevant network structures. These structures tend to be characterized by sequential interdependencies and a long-linked technology, often associated with physical products and production facilities. The notion of a network verizon highlights a network “depth” that has been unnoticed by previous work, which has focused on how narrow or wide a firm’s network horizon should be. The network horizon and the network verizon add strategizing options in terms of connecting key actors in the network to create additional value. Originality/value This paper concerns how IMP scholars understand boundaries and firms, and how perceptions of these influence business network strategizing. The study articulates a distinction between firms’ mediating functions and those organizations that fundamentally create value through mediating services. This distinction has system-level implications. In particular, the claim that the basis for a firm’s strategizing is its network horizon is discussed. The author proposes the notion of a “network Verizon,” providing a boundary perception of specific relevance to mediators. The network verizon portrays a network depth beyond both sequential tiers in a supply chain and links between different supply chains.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherEmeraldnb_NO
dc.titleStrategizing in horizons and verizons: Distinguishing between mediators and firms' mediating functions.nb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber274-288nb_NO
dc.source.volume11nb_NO
dc.source.journalThe IMP Journalnb_NO
dc.source.issue2nb_NO
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IMP-12-2015-0069
dc.identifier.cristin1543205
dc.description.localcode1, Forfatterversjonnb_NO
cristin.unitcode158,8,0,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for strategi
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextpostprint


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