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Network organization is a relatively durable grouping of autonomous and specialized units or companies, participating in a system of mutual cooperation, subject to market principles. Within the network structure, coordination via hierarchy is replaced by an emphasis on horizontal relationships, while formal relationships between organizational units are replaced by links between partners, i.e. people, teams and organizations, freely distributed within various organizational structures across the world. The essence of a network is that independent entities, linked via information technology, freely create voluntary configurations, which are different in each instance. Each configuration is an original combination of its participants’ key competencies, making it more flexible, stronger and more agile than its respective members. By jointly utilizing the resources of participants, network organizations fight for their market position. The Net Institute is precisely such a network organization.

One type of network organization is a thematic network. It comprises of experts, teams and organizations, connected with a respective field. Within aviation, areas of activities may pertain to issues such as fatigue and nondestructive testing of aircraft structures, aviation noise or environmental protection. The basic task of thematic networks is to provide an efficient means for exchanging information between their participants. The key role is played by modern technologies and continuously updated databases, containing information on network participants. Such information allows the following activities to be jointly undertaken:

• project implementation,
• optimal deployment of human resources,
• rational management of research infrastructure,
• development of long-term growth strategies,
• development and implementation of operational programs.

Partnership is the nature of cooperation within a network. Participation is voluntary and every participant decides what information to make available. Networks have no territorial boundaries. They are structures that operate within the global economy. For this reason, Polish expert networks are components of international networks.