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Organizational Research Methods, Vol. 10, No. 3, 463-482 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1094428107300203
© 2007 SAGE Publications

An Actor-Oriented Dynamic Network Approach

The Case of Interorganizational Network Evolution

Gerhard G. van de Bunt

Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Peter Groenewegen

Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands

There is a growing interest in intra- and interorganizational network dynamics. The central question in the latter domain is, ``How do firms choose collaborative partners given their present network configuration, their goals, and characteristics to get a strategic network position?'' We introduce actor-oriented network models as a method to describe and explain the development of interorganizational collaboration networks. The models are applied to longitudinal data about collaborative agreements within the genomics industry.

Key Words: actor-oriented models • interfirm network dynamics • empirical test


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