The Oxford Handbook of Inter-Organizational Relations

Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Introducing Inter-organizational Relations / Steve Cropper, Mark Ebers, Chris Huxham and Peter Smith Ring -- Pt. II. Manifestations of Inter-Organizational Relations -- 2. Transforming Industrial Districts: How Leading Firms are Escaping the Manufacturing Cage / Mark H. Lazerson and Gianni Lorenzoni -- 3. Inter-organizational Relationships, Chains, and Networks: A Supply Perspective / Thomas E. Johnsen, Richard C. Lamming and Christine M. Harland -- 4. Alliances and Joint Ventures: The Role of Partner Selection from an Embeddedness Perspective / Tina Dacin, Douglas Reid and Peter Smith Ring -- 5. Policy and Implementation Networks: Managing Complex Interactions / Erik-Hans Klijn -- 6. Collaborative Service Provision in the Public Sector / Jodi Sandfort and H. Brinton Milward -- 7. Voluntary and Community Sector Partnerships: Current Inter-organizational Relations and Future Challenges / Myrna P. Mandell and Robyn Keast -- 8. Inter-organizational Relationships in Local and Regional Development Partnerships / Mike Geddes -- 9. Temporary Inter-organizational Projects: How Temporal and Social Embeddedness Enhance Coordination and Manage Uncertainty / Candace Jones and Benyamin B. Lichtenstein -- 10. Technology Service Inter-organizational Relationships: An Agenda for Information Technology Service Sourcing Research / Pamsy P. Hui, Nils O. Fonstad and Cynthia M. Beath -- Pt. III. Theoretical and Disciplinary Perspectives on the Study of Inter-Organizational Relations -- 11. The Social Network Perspective: Understanding the Structure of Cooperation / Patrick Kenis and Leon Oerlemans -- 12. Evolutionary Perspectives on Inter-organizational Relations / Alessandro Lomi, Giacomo Negro and Fabio Fonti -- 13. Transaction Costs Perspectives on Inter-organizational Relations / Jean-Francois Hennart -- 14. Critical Perspectives on Collaboration / Nuzhat Lotia and Cynthia Hardy -- 15. Managing Collaborative Inter-organizational Relations / Paul Hibbert, Chris Huxham and Peter Smith Ring -- 16. The Social Psychology of Inter-organizational Relations / Sandra G. L. Schruijer -- 17. Political Perspectives on Inter-organizational Networks / David Knoke and Xinxiang Chen -- 18. Perspectives on Inter-organizational Relations in Economic Geography / Henry Wai-Chung Yeung -- 19. Theories of Contract and their use in Studying Inter-organizational Relations: Sociological, Psychological, Economic, Management, and Legal / Peter Smith Ring -- Pt. IV. Key Topics in Inter-Organizational Relations Research -- 20. Trust in Inter-organizational Relations / Reinhard Bachmann and Akbar Zaheer -- 21. Inter-organizational Power / Chris Huxham and Nic Beech -- 22. The Role of Social Capital in Inter-organizational Relationships / Janine Nahaphet -- 23. Learning and Innovation in Inter-organizational Relationships / Bart Nooteboom -- 24. Change, Dynamics, and Temporality in Inter-organizational Relationships / Steve Cropper and Ian Palmer -- 25. Intervening to Improve Inter-organizational Partnerships / Barbara Gray -- 26. Evaluating Inter-organizational Relationships / Keith C. Provan and Jorg Sydow -- Pt. V. Conclusion -- 27. The Field of Inter-organizational Relations: A Jungle or an Italian Garden? / Steve Cropper, Mark Ebers, Chris Huxham and Peter Smith Ring.