This book investigates the problems of effectively managing partnerships between organizations in the private, public and not for profit sectors, and highlights many of the pitfalls of an uncritical and quick fix approach to collaboration.

What Makes Practitioners Tick? Understanding Collaboration Practice and Practising Collaboration Understanding Managing Strategic Alliances Success: Determining the Influence Factors of Intent Within Partnerships The Forms and Purposes of Strategic Alliances In The European Banking Sector Alliances in the Natural Gas Vehicle Industry: An Application of Complexity to An Environmental Issue The Challenges of Multisector Collaboration In Community Development Leveraging Professional Knowledge in Healthcare Networks Through Integrated IT: The V-NBS Approach Knowledge and Trust in Partnership Formation International Staffing Patterns and Transaction Costs: Implications for Alliance Readiness and Firm Performance The Role of Power Relationships in Partnership Agreements Between Small and Large Buyers Joining Two Organization Units: Managing Cultural Threats and Possibilities Managing Effective Partnerships

RICHARD BUTLER Bradford University CAROLYN ERDERNER Stuttgard Institute of Management and Technology JAS GILL Bradford University CHRIS HUXHAM Strathclyde Business School ROBIN MATTHEWS Kingston University FRANK MARTIN Kingston University IAN C MORISON Loughborough University DAVID SINK UALR JAN STILES Henley Management College ONGEMAR TORBIORN Stockholm University REHAN UL-HAG Birmingham University SIV VANGEN Strathclyde Business School

GPSR Compliance The European Union's (EU) General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is a set of rules that requires consumer products to be safe and our obligations to ensure this. If you have any concerns about our products you can contact us on ProductSafety@springernature.com. In case Publisher is established outside the EU, the EU authorized representative is: Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH Europaplatz 3 69115 Heidelberg, Germany ProductSafety@springernature.com