This article presents the results of a qualitative analysis of 80 articles, chapters, and
practitioners' guides focused on collaboration and coalition functioning. The purpose of this …

The construction industry is highly fragmented and adversarial in nature, which has resulted
in it being criticized for its poor project performance and lack of innovation. To improve …

Increasing competition resulting from the global and technological nature of markets has
heightened the need for businesses to rely on cross-functional new product teams to …

This exploratory research makes a first attempt at building a comprehensive model of the
drivers of internal integration. A series of case studies are used to develop a more complete …

Collaboration is often a critical aspect of scientific research, which is dominated by complex
problems, rapidly changing technology, dynamic growth of knowledge, and highly …

Purpose–There is an ongoing shortage of talented supply chain managers with the
necessary skills and business-related competencies to manage increasingly complex and …

Although collaboration is recognized as an effective means to address multifaceted
community issues, successful collaboration is difficult to achieve and failure is prevalent. To …

Functional areas within a firm must effectively interact and work together to plan, coordinate,
and implement strategic initiatives. Interfunctional integration is believed to be directly …

Purpose–The aims of this paper are: to argue the role of Kelley's personal relationship
theory (PRT) in explaining the maintenance and success of alliance outcomes; to argue the …

In recent years welfare services in Western Europe have been criticized for poor
coordination. In response,'seamlessness' has emerged as a vision for public administration …