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Document Type:	Artigo
Title:	Reflections on actor-network theory, governance networks, and strategic outcomes
Authors:	Montenegro, Ludmilla Meyer Bulgacov, Sergio
Issue Date:	Mar-2014
Resumo :	In an attempt to instigate discussion in the areas of organizational studies and strategy, this essay focuses on themes related to Governance, Actor-Network Theory, and Strategic Outcomes. We seek to expand understanding of the Governance Network Theory by proposing the inclusion of human and non-human actors from the Actor-Network Theory in its scope. Recent studies concerning the notion of heterogeneous networks have demonstrated the importance of non-human actors for understanding social and organizational phenomena. When combined with a network perspective, strategy is seen as something that people within organizations do and not something that organizations have (Johnson, Langley, Melin, & Whittington, 2007). Networks require interaction, movement, and process; i.e., the active participation of actors involved. Decision making and activities are continuously realized based on the ties between actors and the content they deal with. We believe that this theoretical framework will reveal aspects and issues taken for granted that should be incorporated in the Governance Network Theory’s empirical scope of analysis, primarily for research in plural and complex organizations permeated with ambiguous and power-related issues.
Keywords:	Governance networks Strategizing Strategic outcomes Actor-network theory Education
ISSN:	1807-7692
Is part of:	BAR - Brazilian Administration Review
Language:	eng
Publisher / Institution :	ANPAD - Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
Citation:	MONTENEGRO, L. M.; BULGAVOC, S. Reflections on actor-network theory, governance networks, and strategic outcomes. BAR - Brazilian Administration Review, Rio de Janeiro, v. 11, n. 1, p. 107-124, jan./mar. 2014. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/bar/a/PcqfmM7BrZzLMFwt4854pQQ/?lang=en. Acesso em: 2 fev. 2026.
License:	Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)
URI:	https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24464
Appears in Collections:	DAD - Artigos de periódicos

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