Showing papers by "Johannes Glückler published in 2007"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored theories of network evolution for their use in geography and developed the conceptual framework of geographical network trajectories, specifically assessing how tie selection constitutes the evolutionary process of retention and variation in network structure and how geography affects these mechanisms.
Abstract: An evolutionary perspective on economic geography requires a dynamic understanding of change in networks. This article explores theories of network evolution for their use in geography and develops the conceptual framework of geographical network trajectories. It specifically assesses how tie selection constitutes the evolutionary process of retention and variation in network structure and how geography affects these mechanisms. Finally, a typology of regional network formations is used to discuss opportunities for innovation in and across regions.
419 citations
TL;DR: Gluckler et al. as discussed by the authors discussed the limits of current cluster theory and theorized trans-local network externalities as an important cause for the urban agglomeration of knowledge services.
Abstract: Gluckler J. (2007) Geography of reputation: the city as the locus of business opportunity, Regional Studies 41, 949–961. The paper discusses the limits of current cluster theory and theorizes trans-local network externalities as an important cause for the urban agglomeration of knowledge services. A survey of management consulting firms in the metropolitan region of Frankfurt demonstrates that the benefit of co-location in the city lies in the access to reputation networks rather than in the exploitation of local value chain linkages. The city is a locus of opportunity because firms in the city have a higher share of distant clients and because distant clients are won more often through referrals. Cities are reputational nodes for trans-local business development. Gluckler J. (2007) La geographie de la reputation: la grande ville comme vivier d'opportunites commerciales, Regional Studies 41, 949–961. Cet article discute des limites de la theorie des grappes actuelle et emet des theories sur l'importance d...
73 citations
TL;DR: The article demonstrates the effect of structural brokerage in team communication on leadership and team performance and supports structural hole theory in that leaders and a winner team achieved the highest values of flow betweenness and network efficiency.
Abstract: This article explores the structural foundations of leadership and performance in virtual project teams. In an experimental business case, the article demonstrates the effect of structural brokerage in team communication on leadership and team performance. This research suggests that social roles as well as the acknowledgement of leadership and performance are conditional to the way individuals and teams relate to their environment. It supports structural hole theory in that leaders and a winner team achieved the highest values of flow betweenness and network efficiency. Strategically, managers of virtual knowledge networks should focus their attention not only on the qualifications of individuals, but also on communication structures within their work groups.
35 citations
TL;DR: The authors argue that clients have several sources for assessing consulting service quality, and word-of-mouth effects discourage short-term opportunism of consultants, and they also question Sorge and van Witteloostuijn's view that the need for organizations to change is largely a myth.
Abstract: This essay responds to Sorge and van Witteloostuijn (2004) and argues that consulting firms play an important economic role in helping organizations trigger and deal with change. Sorge and van Witteloostuijn claim that management consultancy is a business in which clients buy into hype-driven and unsubstantiated advice, and they imply that consultants yield returns from short-term opportunism based on information asymmetries. We propose that clients have several sources for assessing consulting service quality, and word-of-mouth effects discourage short-term opportunism of consultants. We also question Sorge and van Witteloostuijn's view that the need for organizations to change is largely a myth. We present data on economic changes over the last three decades to which firms had to respond and continue to do so. Accordingly, we argue that the continuing demand for consultancy is genuine, rather than induced by hype.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored theories of network evolution for their use in geography and developed the conceptual framework of geographical network trajectories, specifically assessing how tie selection constitutes the evolutionary process of retention and variation in network structure and how geography affects these mechanisms.
Abstract: An evolutionary perspective on economic geography requires a dynamic understanding of change in networks. This paper explores theories of network evolution for their use in geography and develops the conceptual framework of geographical network trajectories. It specifically assesses how tie selection constitutes the evolutionary process of retention and variation in network structure and how geography affects these mechanisms. Finally, a typology of regional network formations is used to discuss opportunities for innovation in and across regions.
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