Effective cross-sector collaborations create sustainability

Building Effective interorganizational relationships in multi-partner R&D collaborations: findings from a study of cross-sector R&D projects

The paper reports key findings from the second quantitative phase of a 4-year study of crosssector collaborative R&D projects, a form of interorganizational collaboration that is of increasing importance but which presents many management challenges. On the basis of preliminary qualitative research, a theoretical model was formulated to explain partner collaboration experience and perceived pro...

Effective drinking water collaborations are not accidental: interagency relationships in the international water utility sector.

The role that deficient institutional relationships have played in aggravating drinking water incidents over the last 30 years has been identified in several inquiries of high profile drinking water safety events, peer-reviewed articles and media reports. These indicate that collaboration between water utilities and public health agencies (PHAs) during normal operations, and in emergencies, nee...

Building trust in cross-sector R&D collaborations: exploring the role of credible commitments

This paper reports selected findings from a study of one form of cross-boundary relationship: cross-sector R&D collaboration under the Australian Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Programme. The study sought to explain project partners’ collaboration experience using a theoretical model which was empirically tested with a survey of CRC project leaders. It was hypothesised (H1) that the higher t...

From Designing to Enabling Effective Collaborations

In the context of sociotechnical systems, it may be time to expand the discussion beyond the interface between actors and systems. The emergent activity of sociotechnical systems and converging technologies may indeed have, “unintended social consequences.” 11 While this may expand the argument beyond the authors’ original intention, collaboration between humans and machines requires us to cons...

Standards and Sustainability in the Coffee Sector