Creating collaborative advantage [electronic resource] / [edited by] Chris Huxham.
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
1996.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Summary: | Inter-organizational collaboration is becoming increasingly significant as a means of achieving organizational objectives in turbulent environments. Yet it is not an easy process to implement successfully. Drawing on the work of authors with a high level of relevant experience, this volume provides a thought-provoking and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of `creating collaborative advantage'. The first part of the book develops a framework of key dimensions for understanding collaboration. Different perspectives highlight the diversity of rationales and contexts involved, and the range of elements which need to be considered and addressed when embarking on collaborative endeavours. The second section focuses in more detail on collaboration in practice. It examines the problems that can occur when different `stakeholders', who frequently hold different aims, cultures, procedures, professional languages and power resources, work across organizational boundaries. The last section addresses specifically the processes of acting as a facilitator to collaborative groups. It discusses how and why a third party facilitator role can be helpful, and explores the various processes and techniques that can be used. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 188 p.) : ill. |
| Other format: | Print version: Creating collaborative advantage 9780803974999 |
| Notes: | Title from e-book title screen (viewed Oct. 28, 2010). Bib#: 1407575 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9780857022790 (electronic bk.) |
| Bib#: | 1407575 |
