I clarify my definition of
interorganizational network and situate this study in relation to previous research on
interorganizational networks. The last part of the chapter justifies this dissertation’s topic
and primary research question: how is paradox managed in successful networks? In
Chapter 3 I review the literature on the unity/diversity and the confrontation/cooperation
paradoxes. I also review the network leadership activities prescribed by collaboration
theory, policy network theory, and public network management theory. Last, I construct a
power framework consisting of various dimensions.