Title: Inter-organisational collaboration: a conceptual model

Authors: M. Ataee; Gholamreza Memarzade; Seyed Mahdi Alvani

Addresses: Department of Public Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Ashrafi Isfahani Street, Punak, Tehran, Iran. ' Department of Public Management, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Nokhbegan Street, Qazvin, Iran. ' Department of Public Management, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Nokhbegan Street, Qazvin, Iran

Abstract: A need for successful collaborative strategies is an enduring issue in organisations management. Several qualities of |successful| partnerships have been identified. Individuals who consider themselves a member of the partnership are more central to the network of organisations invited to join the partnership and maintain a greater proportions of unique ties relative to ties common across multiple actors. Different aspects of collaborative networks were studied and a conceptual model is proposed for inter-organisational collaboration. The proposed model encompasses four major dimensions: facilitators, barriers, motivators and outcomes. Several factors are identified for each dimension. All of these factors in combination with each other can determine suitable collaboration type.

Keywords: inter-organisational collaboration; facilitators; barriers; outcomes; public sector.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCENT.2011.042965

International Journal of Collaborative Enterprise, 2011 Vol.2 No.2/3, pp.147 - 161

Published online: 10 Oct 2011 *

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