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Preparing to Collaborate

In: Collaborative Advantage

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  • Elizabeth Lank

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Given the effort required for successful cross-organizational collaboration, asking “Should we collaborate on this?” and then “With whom?” is important before embarking on the journey. We have already highlighted the pressure on resources and the ever-increasing expectations of stakeholders as the main drivers behind the quest to engage with partners. In the preceding chapter, we suggested eight major outcome-focused areas that hold the potential for achieving collaborative advantage. We outlined the seven principal activities that require significant effort and resources in order for collaborative work to have a successful outcome. However, most organizations with experience of collaborative work emphasize the fundamental importance of the preparation phase, and in particular the importance of picking the right partner(s).

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  • Elizabeth Lank, 2006. "Preparing to Collaborate," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Collaborative Advantage, chapter 2, pages 25-41, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51139-2_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230511392_3
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