The Appropriateness of Delegation and Intervention Strategies for Managing Product Innovation in Networks

This paper seeks to generate insights into how delegation and intervention strategies can be applied to manage product innovation within networks. Hence, it concerns the main theme of this year’s conference: influencing and strategizing in networks. The paper commences with a brief introduction to the literature background and explains the concepts of network delegation and intervention. It reports on the findings from four in-depth case studies, and focuses specifically on the appropriateness of the delegation and intervention strategies in different situations. The paper concludes with a note on managerial implications.