This issue includes three peer-reviewed articles and a research note. The articles cover the the different concepts of network that have been used in network research, use of business intelligence systems in decision making and the relation between organizational heterarchy and leadership toward creativity in virtual work. The research note a theoretical framework and a measurement scale are proposed for exploring industrial purchasers’ behavior in supplier relationships.

Research papers

Kari Toikka, Reijo Miettinen and Juha Tuunainen: Four Concepts of Network: From Connectedness to Object-Oriented Collaboration 

Erno Nykänen, Marko Järvenpää and Henri Teittinen: Business Intelligence in Decision Making in Finnish Enterprises 

Iris Humala: Heterarchial Ontological Commitment for Leaders to Stimulate Creativity among Virtual Workforce 

Research notes

Jukka Vesalainen, Anni Rajala and Joakim Wincent: Measuring Industrial Purchasers’ Boundary Behavior in Supplier Relationships