Presented at the GLOBELICS 6th International Conference 2008 22-24 September, Mexico City, Mexico.Modern management theories agree that the effective use of knowledge
management (KM) is one of the key determinants in the performance of a business
organization. KM permits a firm to accurately measure its adaptability and
competencies and predict its survival in the market place. There are two types of KM:
one that focuses upon measuring the performance of a single organization (known as
"internal KM") and another that measures performance across organizational
boundaries (known as "cross-organizational KM"). This research deals only with
cross-organizational KM, a topic that has received scant attention in prior studies.
The research focuses upon the factors that are measured to produce a statistical analysis of performance in cross-organizational collaborations. The study concludes
that four clusters of factors have the greatest influence on the success of interorganizational
projects. These clusters relate to: knowledge reserve, corporate
culture/institution, communication and cooperation, and the characteristics of the specific project
