Meta-organization design: Rethinking design in interorganizational and community contexts

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Gulati, Ranjay; Puranam, Phanish; Tushman, Michael
• 署名单位: Harvard University; University of London; London Business School
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.1975
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 571-586
• 关键词: INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; communities; DESIGN; meta-organization

摘要

This article provides conceptual foundations for analyzing organizations comprising multiple legally autonomous entities, which we call meta-organizations. We assess the antecedents of the emergence of such collectives and the design choices they entail. The article identifies key parameters on which such meta-organizations' designs differ from each other. It also presents a taxonomy that elucidates how such forms of collective action vary and the constraints they must address to be successful. We conclude with implications for research on meta-organizational design. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.