Network Collaboration Models

Innovation in the eCustoms domain happens in complex constellations of heterogeneous stakeholders. Understanding and shaping the dynamics of these stakeholder constellations is critical for the success in terms of achieving collective action and precarious in terms of power struggles among stakeholders. This chapter aims at sensitizing the reader to the crucial role of economic, political and indeed social networks in shaping the process and outcome of ongoing innovation in the eCustoms area. It looks at preconditions of collective action or “how to make elephants or giants dance together” and posits that networking permeates all areas of eCustoms innovation.

Authors and Affiliations

1. University of Münster, Münster, Germany

   Stefan Klein

2. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

   Allen Higgins

3. Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

   Boriana Rukanova

Editors and Affiliations

1. , Dept. of Economics and Business Admin., Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam HV, 1081, Netherlands

   Yao-Hua Tan

2. , Department of Informatics, Copenhagen Business School, Howitzvej 60, Frederiksberg, 2000, Denmark

   Niels Björn-Andersen

3. , Institut f. Wirtschaftsinformatik, Universität Münster, Leonardo-Campus 3, Münster, 48149, Germany

   Stefan Klein

4. , Dept. of Economics and Business Admin., Vrije University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam HV, 1081, Netherlands

   Boriana Rukanova

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