Most typologies of production networks either provide a description of which subunits networks are composed or of their structural-geographic features. These typologies allow to map, delayer and diagnose networks and this way manage complexity. However, they usually do not hold an empirical...

Purpose: In this paper, the authors empirically investigate under which conditions production network management is effective to improve manufacturers' financial performance. For this, the authors explore contingencies between production networks and the three key dimensions of organizational...