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<p>Interorganisational collaboration is often proposed as an ambitious and democratic method to address complex societal problems, yet it faces criticism for its perceived inefficiency. While this critique questions the effectiveness of interorganisational collaborations to achieve collective goals, little attention is awarded to the variety of impacts brought by members’ possibilities to communicate. With this study, I aim to enhance the understanding of interorganisational collaboration by exploring their members’ perceptions of how communication practices influence their ability to generate collaboration value. Eleven members of a Swedish interorganisational collaboration were interviewed, and the material was subjected to thematic analysis. The analysis revealed three overarching collaboration values: monitoring, networking, and empowering. By highlighting the communicational support, constraints, and interconnections of these values, the study offers insights into the communicational challenges and potentials of generating societal impact in fair and effective manners. These insights are valuable for practitioners involved in interorganisational collaborations and for guiding future research inquiries.</p>
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Interorganisational collaboration is often proposed as an ambitious and democratic method to address complex societal problems, yet it faces criticism for its perceived inefficiency. While this critique questions the effectiveness of interorganisational collaborations to achieve collective goals, little attention is awarded to the variety of impacts brought by members’ possibilities to communicate. With this study, I aim to enhance the understanding of interorganisational collaboration by exploring their members’ perceptions of how communication practices influence their ability to generate collaboration value. Eleven members of a Swedish interorganisational collaboration were interviewed, and the material was subjected to thematic analysis. The analysis revealed three overarching collaboration values: monitoring, networking, and empowering. By highlighting the communicational support, constraints, and interconnections of these values, the study offers insights into the communicational challenges and potentials of generating societal impact in fair and effective manners. These insights are valuable for practitioners involved in interorganisational collaborations and for guiding future research inquiries.

What are the connections between collaboration values and communication practices? An investigation exploring collaborators’ perceptions of supports and constraints in collaboration practice

Department of Communication and Behavioural Sciences

Nordicom Review

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Interorganisational collaboration is often proposed as an ambitious and democratic method to address complex societal problems, yet it faces criticism for its...

Respondent ID	Affiliation (organisation)	Function	Role at home organisation	Interview duration (min)
R1	public	development	sustainability strategist	55
R2	public	development	sustainability strategist	47
R3	public	development	environmental manager	50
R4	public	decision-making	CEO – municipal company	49
R5	public	development	politician	48
R6	private	development	head of sustainability	53
R7	private	decision-making	company owner	47
R8	private	decision-making	company owner	42
R9	private	development	product developer	50
R10	public	convener	public official on sustainable development	50
R11	public	convener	public official on sustainable development	71

What are the connections between collaboration values and communication practices? An investigation exploring collaborators’ perceptions of supports and constraints in collaboration practice

Online veröffentlicht: 05. März 2024

Seitenbereich: 56 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2024-0004

Schlüsselwörter
communication, collaboration, interorganisational, collaboration values

© 2024 Otto Hedenmo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Summary of interviewees from the interorganisational collaboration

What are the connections between collaboration values and communication practices? An investigation exploring collaborators’ perceptions of supports and constraints in collaboration practice

Online veröffentlicht: 05. März 2024

Seitenbereich: 56 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2024-0004

Schlüsselwörtercommunication, collaboration, interorganisational, collaboration values

© 2024 Otto Hedenmo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

Summary of interviewees from the interorganisational collaboration

Schlüsselwörter
communication, collaboration, interorganisational, collaboration values