Network organisation

How it is used

Use for a structural arrangement built around partner relationships, not simply staff using a computer network.

Example sentences

1. The network organisation coordinated independent designers, manufacturers and distributors.

   Delivery depends on coordination across organisational boundaries.

2. A network organisation needs clear agreements about information sharing among its partners.

   Partner relationships replace some coordination that would otherwise occur inside one firm.

Common collocations

• network organisation model
• manage a network organisation

Related terms

• org chartA diagram that shows how an organisation is structured, with boxes for roles or people and lines showing who reports to whom.
• stakeholderAny person or group that is affected by an organisation or project, or can affect it, such as employees, customers, investors, suppliers and the local community.

More terms: Organisational Structure

• manager
• team leader
• report to
• direct report
• line manager
• senior management
• middle management
• hierarchy
• span of control
• matrix structure
• silo
• chain of command