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Promoting an Inter-organizational Culture

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Inter-Organizational Culture

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Organizations are symbolic entities. Ambiguity and complexity are reasons for cooperation to take place between organizations, which means that both inter-organizational relationships and organizational cultures are complex. In this regard, inter-organizational culture can coexist with other cultures, since it is a by-product of their interactions, which could enlarge the scope of those involved. This chapter has the purpose to help practitioners to understand the implications of an inter-organizational culture and to deal with it, as well as scholars to consider its complex nature. Specifically, we discuss the role of structure, resources and processes, the role of leadership and people involved in the relationships, the importance of trust, commitment and learning and the dark side of inter-organizational culture.

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  1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Fabiano Larentis

  2. Management Graduate Program, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil

    Fabiano Larentis

  3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Claudia Simone Antonello

  4. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Luiz Antonio Slongo

  5. Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA

    Luiz Antonio Slongo

  6. Management Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Luiz Antonio Slongo

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Larentis, F., Antonello, C.S., Slongo, L.A. (2019). Promoting an Inter-organizational Culture. In: Inter-Organizational Culture. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00392-0_4

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