Empirical Analyses

Following the theoretical analysis, empirical analyses will investigate network leadership and performance implications from two perspectives: the network management and the network members. The primary distinguishing feature of this study is that network management and network members from the

same

network have been consulted. Consequently, two levels of analysis are empirically investigated. Several researchers have advocated surveying multiple informants to increase the reliability and validity of the results and to reduce common method bias (Kumar, Stern and Anderson, 1993). However, up to now interorganizational research has primarily focused on single informants owing to the inherent complexity underlying inter-organizational settings (Kumar, Stern and Anderson, 1993). This study is also distinctive in that it compares various networks across different cultures, namely the Anglo-American and Germanic European cultures.