Introduction Process Views on Inter-organizational Collaborations; Hans Berends and Jörg Sydow Part I. Relational Dynamics in Inter-organizational Collaboration Chapter 1. Relational Bonds Underlying Cooperative Inter-Organizational Relations in Different Societal Contexts; Peter Smith Ring and...

This volume contains two Open Access chapters. Volume 64 of Research in the Sociology of Organizationstakes stock of research on processes of inter-organizational collaboration and explores new topics that call for inquiry.

Today’s turbulent environment is heralding an increase in organizing in flexible, ad-hoc manners that involve frequent adaptations to opportunities and changes. Research has documented a concomitant rise of temporary organizing principles in and across firms (Bakker, 2010)—ranging from...