Value-independent Third-party Orchestrators as Catalysts of Business Collaboration

Pinnington, Bruce ORCID: 0000-0002-2738-0002, Lyons, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0003-3105-1567 and Meehan, Joanne ORCID: 0000-0001-6730-9350 (2021) Value-independent Third-party Orchestrators as Catalysts of Business Collaboration. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, 30 (4). pp. 438-453.

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Abstract

<jats:p> Collaboration is recognized by policy-makers as a key element in innovation-led economic growth. Collaborative relationships form organically, but also can be actively facilitated. Studies of business collaboration facilitation typically concentrate on value-appropriating commercial organizations, acting as hub orchestrators or knowledge-brokers. Little attention has been paid to potentially more trustable and effective value-independent facilitators. The attributes and activities of these organizations were empirically investigated using grounded theory and situational analysis. Value-independent, third-party orchestrators (i3POs) are demarcated from related concepts, and are found to vary considerably in capability and motivation as collaboration orchestrators. A reappraisal of these organizations’ drivers, from the perspective of collective action theory, suggests how more i3POs may be encouraged to follow the practices of leading examples, with positive economic outcomes. Membership-based i3POs, such as trade associations, have longer term potential as collaboration orchestrators than transient business-growth programs but are under-exploited in this regard. </jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Grounded theory, organization theory, public management, business & government
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2020 09:31
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:35
DOI:	10.1177/1056492620959455
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3099530