Organizations are complex social systems that are not easy to understand‎,‎ yet they must be managed if a company is to succeed‎.‎ This book explains networks and how managers and organizations can navigate them to produce successful strategic innovation outcomes‎.‎ Although managers are increasingly aware of the importance of social relations for the inner‎-workings of the organization‎,‎ they often lack insights and tools to analyze‎,‎ influence or even create these networks‎.‎ This book draws on insights from social network theory‎;‎ insights sharpened by research in a number of different empirical settings including production‎,‎ engineering‎,‎ financial services‎,‎ consulting‎,‎ food processing‎,‎ and R&D/hi‎-tech organizations and alternates between offering critical real business examples and more rigorous analysis‎.‎ This concise book is vital reading for students of business and management as well as managers and executives‎.‎