Abstract
While the benefits of collaboration between universities and industry partners are widely acknowledged, how does one manage for future collaborative success? The issue is of importance, because successful collaboration is crucial for harnessing key, cross-disciplinary know-how into commercially and economically valuable science-driven industry projects. In the present study, failure to sustain collaboration was explored in interviews with a small number of U-I personnel, with data coded and arranged thematically. Results indicate that potential contributing factors towards collaboration failures include inability to demonstrate or establish one or more of competence, integrity and cross-cultural communication, all precursors to trust. We suggest a study of failures may contribute to better management of future successful collaborations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 22nd ANZAM Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | managing in the Pacific century |
| Place of Publication | Auckland |
| Publisher | Promaco Conventions |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1863081488 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (22nd : 2008) - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 2 Dec 2008 → 5 Dec 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (22nd : 2008) |
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| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Period | 2/12/08 → 5/12/08 |
Keywords
- inter-organisational relationships
- cross-cultural management
- organisational cultures
- strategic alliances
- strategy and culture
- strategy and structure