On a similar note, the number of participants in a
given network matter in terms of coordination costs.
Although an increasing number of partners in a network
might limit the ability to work effectively and necessitate
the reliance on network forms of governance, the
increasing numbers have been shown a predictor of the
relative presence and consistency of central staff in the
networks. In this context, the asymmetry in the
resources controlled by different organizations including
information and technology know-how in a network is
an important predictor for the durability of networks as
well as the degree of centralization