Information Flow Structure in Large-Scale Product Development Organizational Networks
- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Information Technology
- Vol. 19 (4), 244-253
- https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000030
Abstract
This paper analyzes the statistical properties of real-world networks of people engaged in product development (PD) activities. We show that complex PD networks display similar statistical patterns to other real-world complex social, information, biological and technological networks. The paper lays out the foundations for understanding the properties of other intra- and inter-organizational networks that are realized by specific network architectures. The paper also provides a general framework towards characterizing the functionality, dynamics, robustness, and fragility of smart business networks.Keywords
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