THEORIES EXPLAINING INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION (original) (raw)
Inter-organizational collaboration has becomes a strategic need to respond rapid technological development and increasingly competitive business environment. In this circumstance organizations are no longer possible to compete without collaboration due to the limitation resource they have. From the internal perspective, organization involvement within inter-organizational collaboration is motivated by the need for access to resources, core competencies, innovative skills, and specific knowledge. While from the external perspective, it can be explain as organization respond from external pressure to gain legitimation. This paper discusses the theories that have been used in explaining the phenomenon of inter-organizational collaboration, both based on internal and external perspectives. The discussion begins with the concept of inter-organizational collaboration, several theories used to explain inter-organizational collaboration from an internal and external perspective. Finally, the paper discuss many empirical studies related to inter-organizational collaboration and development trends for future research.
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