The Strategically Networked Organization ― Leveraging Social Networks to Improve Organizational Performance

Lehtimäki presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the power of intra-organizational social networks, arguing that strategic management has to be embedded in complex social relations. She covers the strategic nature of organization, social network analysis for strategically networked organizations, social relations, social interaction and strategic transformation and several other related subjects over the book’s eight chapters. The author is a faculty member of the University of Eastern Finland. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Hanna Lehtimaki (Ph.D. School of Management, University of Tampere) is a professor of innovation management at the University of Eastern Finland. Her research has examined strategic management, leadership, social networks, organizational renewal, and stakeholder management. She has worked as a Senior Fulbright scholar at the George Mason University, USA and as a visiting scholar at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research articles have appeared in academic journals internationally. She is a frequent lecturer in Executive MBA programs.