The purpose of this study is to identify the organizational factors that influence the building of collaborative culture in U.S. corporations.Introduction: Purpose & Scope
Graduate School of Management and Technology
University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD
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Of Collaborative Culture: What works?
Organizational Determinants
Kuan H. Collins
Tag Cloud Created from Findings & Results
The purpose of this study is to identify the
organizational factors that influence the building of
collaborative culture in U.S. corporations.
Research Question
What organizational factors influence the building of collaborative culture in U.S. corporations?
Conceptual Framework & Propositions
Evidence-Based Research Synthesis (EBRS) is the
primary research method employed to select
literature for analysis and to help explore both the
research question and the propositions. A systematic review of the evidence provides a step toward
establishing science-based conclusions about
management problems. Configuration is the synthesis option employed for this study whereby the findings were meshed into a theoretical model. This method is appropriate because the study integrates both qualitative and quantitative findings (Gough et al (2012), Sandelowski (2008), Denyer, Tranfield and
van Aken (2008); Pope et al (2007)).
Method
Results
Themes identified across studies of collaboration:
1. Culture of learning and creativity
2. Communication norms
3. Facilitative/adaptable/shared leadership
4. Shared vision
5. High-level management support
6. Mutual respect and trust
7. Strength of ties
8. Network size, structural holes
9. Formal roles, tasks, expectations, understandings
10.Performance metrics
11.Information systems
12.Task complexity
Conclusions: Significance of factors
Implications for Management/Future Research
Organizations should understand the importance of evaluating
organizational factors prior to establishing collaboration as a
strategic focus. An area of future research could assist
organizations with measuring potential for collaboration as well
as articulating rules on when organizations should collaborate.
Proposition 1: Organizational trust is a factor that facilitates collaboration and helps the building of a collaborative culture.
Proposition 2: Organizational structure is a factor that
facilitates and inhibits the building of a collaborative culture.
Proposition 3: An organization’s ability to search and transfer knowledge is both a facilitator and inhibitor to the building of a collaborative culture
