Inter-organizational relations (IOR), the study of Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Networks and other forms of relationship between organizations, is a field of study that has burgeoned over the last four decades, but is fragmented, drawing contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, theoretical bases, and sectoral interests. The Oxford Handbook of Inter-Organizational Relations provides a structured overview of the field. With contributions from leading international experts on their particular areas of expertise, it is an authoritative introduction to its research findings. The material is organized in three main sections. The first relates to research that focuses on particular manifestations of IORs such as industry, supply, policy and project networks, public and voluntary sector partnerships, strategic alliances, and so on. The second section relates to research that stems from distinct disciplinary or theoretical bases, including social networks, evolutionary theory, transaction cost economics, management process, psychology, critical theory political theory, economic geography, and the legal perspective.The third section focuses on key topics in contemporary IOR topics - or those that will become so in the future. These include, trust, power, development interventions, social capital, learning and knowledge, dynamics and change, and evaluation.
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Pt. I Introduction
1 Introducing Inter-organizational Relations by Steve Cropper and Mark Ebers and Chris Huxham and Peter Smith Ring 3
Pt. II Manifestations of Inter-Organizational Relations
Introduction 25
2 Transforming Industrial Districts: How Leading Firms are Escaping the Manufacturing Cage by Mark H. Lazerson and Gianni Lorenzoni 31
3 Inter-organizational Relationships, Chains, and Networks: A Supply Perspective by Thomas E. Johnsen and Richard C. Lamming and Christine M. Harland 61
4 Alliances and Joint Ventures: The Role of Partner Selection from an Embeddedness Perspective by Tina Dacin and Douglas Reid and Peter Smith Ring 90
5 Policy and Implementation Networks: Managing Complex Interactions by Erik-Hans Klijn 118
6 Collaborative Service Provision in the Public Sector by Jodi Sandfort and H. Brinton Milward 147
7 Voluntary and Community Sector Partnerships: Current Inter-organizational Relations and Future Challenges by Myrna P. Mandell and Robyn Keast 175
8 Inter-organizational Relationships in Local and Regional Development Partnerships by Mike Geddes 203
9 Temporary Inter-organizational Projects: How Temporal and Social Embeddedness Enhance Coordination and Manage Uncertainty by Candace Jones and Benyamin B. Lichtenstein 231
10 Technology Service Inter-organizational Relationships: An Agenda for Information Technology Service Sourcing Research by Pamsy P. Hui and Nils O. Fonstad and Cynthia M. Beath 256
Pt. III Theoretical and Disciplinary Perspectives on the Study of Inter-Organizational Relations
Introduction 283
11 The Social Network Perspective: Understanding the Structure of Cooperation by Patrick Kenis and Leon Oerlemans 289
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