1 LEVELS OF PROCESSES, INTERTWINING ACTIONS AND NETWORK CHANGE Paper presented at the 26th IMP Conference, September 2-4, 2010, Budapest, Hungary Competitive paper Special Track: Time and process in business network research Anita Juho 1 , Tuija Mainela 2 , Elina Pernu 3 University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4600, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland, 1 Department of Marketing, tel. +358 8 553 2945, anita.juho@oulu.fi 2 corresponding author , Department of International Business, tel. +358 8 553 2595, fax. +358 8 553 2906, tuija.mainela@oulu.fi 3 Department of Marketing, tel. +358 8 553 2893, elina.pernu@oulu.fi Abstract Studies on network dynamics are analyzed from the viewpoint of alternative conceptual and methodological approaches provided for research on network change. The paper emphasizes particularly two definitional and methodological challenges; business network is never a single unit or a one-dimensional phenomenon and networks change as a result of human action and interaction. Therefore, conceptual and methodological tools are sought for the capture of various levels of processes without losing the holistic understanding, and the agency of individuals in network change. The study presents a typology of network change that can be used by other researchers in explicating their research approaches. It concludes by discussing different conceptual and methodological solutions to understand multi-level processes and get access to change generating actions over time to offer a basis for further research on network change. Keywords: network change, levels of analysis, acting, process