Strategy and Organization

Abstract

This Manager Update will explore recent writings on strategies for networks and communities. In recent years, we have seen the dissagregation of the value creating process in many industries. Many companies, under pressure to compete and survive in increasingly contested markets, have focused on core business operations and outsourced other activities. The application of digital technology and the globalisation of markets has accelerated this process, and many companies now routinely off-shore manufacturing and service activities which are linked seamlessly through to satisfy end-consumer needs, wherever they may be.