Abstract
The increase in the complexity of social and societal problems that even a large actor cannot solve alone has caused pressure on many sectors, organizations and entities making the need for collaboration to be more urgent. This is because collaboration enables merging financial resources, human resources and expertise needed to tackle complex problems. However, the increased failure of collaborations requests greater consideration and investigation of the challenges in collaboration. The purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges in inter-organizational collaboration at management and employee level with a focus on the Thomson and Perry (2006), model of collaboration. To fulfil this purpose, inter-organizational collaboration towards open Skåne 2030 strategy was used as a case study. The empirical data showed that there are challenges in both the management and employee level in inter-organizational collaboration. Further, the study also found that political influence is a major challenge in inter-organizational collaboration. The study makes a contribution with the adaption of the model of collaboration process. The model serves to enlighten collaborators that challenges in inter-organizational collaboration are inter-linked.
Highlights
1.1 Importance of Inter-Organizational CollaborationCollaboration is increasingly playing an important role in development driven by the need to jointly mobilize and connect assets and resources to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable development (Torres-Rahman, Baxter & Rivera; 2015)
Inter-organizational collaboration is growing in significance due to continued social, economic and environmental problems coupled with a quest for competitive advantage and the urgent need to solve social and environmental problems faced in the world today (Moulaert et al, 2013)
Scholars have investigated the challenges in the collaboration process in general, but this study investigated challenges in the collaboration process in both management and employee level towards implementation of the regional strategy
Summary
Collaboration is increasingly playing an important role in development driven by the need to jointly mobilize and connect assets and resources to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable development (Torres-Rahman, Baxter & Rivera; 2015). The rapid transformation heralded by the fourth industrial revolution affects economic, social, environmental, cultural and political life more widely and demanding new ways of working together Inter-organizational collaboration is growing in significance due to continued social, economic and environmental problems coupled with a quest for competitive advantage and the urgent need to solve social and environmental problems faced in the world today (Moulaert et al, 2013). Collaboration presents significant opportunities for long-lasting, meaningful solutions through working with other organizations, sectors, and partners for additional knowledge of problems, resources or support in the implementation of solutions (Greer, 2017).
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