Smart Network: The Role of Meta-Organizational Networks in the Sustainability-Digital Transition

Reményi, Andrea (2024) Smart Network: The Role of Meta-Organizational Networks in the Sustainability-Digital Transition. In: Wood 4 Sustainability. Soproni Egyetem Kiadó, Sopron, pp. 150-160. ISBN 9789633345412

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Abstract

"Without the perspective offered by networks, it is impossible to understand the interconnected and complex world we live in today," stated Albert-László Barabási. The study of network topology, degree distribution, and dynamics has led to the discovery of scale-free networks. Using network science, the potential of efficient connectivity is leveraged in organizational development to analyze both internal organizational structures - internal networks - and inter-organizational, corporate - external - networks. However, examining multi-sided platforms offers an even broader perspective: the meta-organization refers to one of today’s central phenomena - the growing importance of collective action at the inter-organizational level, which stems from key issues related to sustainable development and corporate responsibility. Although various business associations have long existed, their numbers have dramatically increased, their forms have significantly diversified, and only recently have they been identified as meta-organizations. Their diversity and heterogeneity raise methodological questions that require novel approaches since the rules governing individual-based organizations do not apply to them. This study, through systematic literature research, explores the role of meta-organizations in the sustainability-digital transition, the methodological challenges in analyzing them, and proposes future research directions related to meta-organizations. The study's key focus lies in dynamics, efficiency, and utility, as well as internal and external interactions.

Tudományterület / tudományág

engineering and technology > informatics
natural sciences > environmental science

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Soproni Egyetem

Item Type:	Book Section
SWORD Depositor:	Teszt Sword
Depositing User:	Csaba Horváth
Identification Number:	MTMT:35997377
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2025 07:58
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2025 07:58
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/3508

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