Managing inter-organizational collaborations : process views / Jörg Sydow.

This volume contains two Open Access chapters. Volume 64 of Research in the Sociology of Organizationstakes stock of research on processes of inter-organizational collaboration and explores new topics that call for inquiry.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sydow, Jörg
Other Authors: Berends, Hans
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Series:Research in the Sociology of Organizations Ser.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Managing Inter-organizational Collaborations: Process Views; Contents; Lists of Figures and Tables; About the Contributors; Introduction: Process Views on Inter-organizational Collaborations; Relational Dynamics in Inter-organizational Collaboration (Part I); Organizational Dynamics Forming and Dissolving Collaboration (Part II); Dynamic Collaboration Beyond Organizations (Part III); Conclusion; References; Part I: Relational Dynamics in Inter-Organizational Collaboration; Chapter 1: Relational Bonds Underlying Cooperative Inter-organizational Relations in Different Societal Contexts
  • IntroductionProcess Model of Inter-organizational Relationships (CIORs); Contractual and Relational Bonds; Trust-based Commitments; Forbearance-based Commitments; Apprehension-based Commitments; Contexts in Which CIORs Emerge and Evolve; Reliance on Relational Bonds during Negotiations; Reliance on Relational Bonds Ex Post Contract; Repairing Breaches of Relational Bonds; Discussion and Implications; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Building Adaptive Capacity in Project Network Organizations: Project Contexts, Network Ties, and Relational Practices; Introduction
  • Project Network Organizations as Adaptive Relational SystemsPromoting Network Stability and Change: Structure, Agency, and Contextual Embedding; Empirical Case: Revisiting Two Cases of Project Network Organizations; Brief History of the Two PNOs; The Dual Quality of Network Ties and Relational Practices; Inter-Context Connectivity; Discussion; Further Implications; References; Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Inter-organizational Relations in Contemporary Manufacturing: Nested Negotiations in Value Networks; Introduction; Contemporary Manufacturing; The Research Process
  • Inter-organizational Relations in Mass Spectrometer ManufacturingAccount 1: Changing Requirements while GenMan Develops a Generator for Alpha; Account 2: Certification and Pricing while GenMan Upgrades a Generator for Bravo; Discussion and Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Technological Embeddedness of Inter-organizational Collaboration Processes; Introduction; Technological Embeddedness and Big Data; Technological Embeddedness; Big Data and Technological Embeddedness; Technological Embeddedness in Practice: The Case of MachineCo
  • How Technological Embeddedness Shapes Inter-organizational Collaboration ProcessesDeveloping Inter-organizational Trust; Technological Embeddedness and Trust: Faster Development of Trust; Technological Embeddedness and Trust: Insight and Control; Mutual Adaptation; Technological Embeddedness and Mutual Adaptation: The Diminishing Role of Assets; Technological Embeddedness and Mutual Adaptation: The Limits of Problem Resolution; Temporal Structuring; Technological Embeddedness and Rhythm of Interactions; Technological Embeddedness Shifts Managerial Attention; Suggestions for Future Research