ABSTRACT
Chapter 7 focuses on power and its impact on collective decision-making in interorganizational networks. The chapter expands upon power relations, the complexity of decision-making in networks, and the role of leadership in promoting public interest and effective network governance. It also identifies key factors that contribute to effective power structures and decision-making in interorganizational networks. It further disentangles the relationships among power structure, leadership, decision-making mechanisms, network structures, and network capacity. It concludes by summarizing existing literature and identifying future research needs.
