Co-operation at work: a process-oriented perspective on joint activity in inter-organizational relations

Wehner, Theo; Clases, Christoph; Bachmann, Reinhard

Abstract

In this paper the authors present a conceptual framework for analysing cooperation between organizations as a situated process, highlighting co-operation, co-ordination and co-construction as different modes of joint activity. Within this framework, the analysis of unexpected events becomes a crucial issue. The analytic power of reconstructing the (psycho-) logics of unexpected events in inter-organizational relations will be demonstrated in the presentation of selected outcomes of a research project on the dynamics of producer-supplier relationships in the German automobile industry. Also in this empirical part, the significance of trust and confidence in inter-organizational relations will be reflected.

Citation

Wehner, T., Clases, C., & Bachmann, R. (2000). Co-operation at work: a process-oriented perspective on joint activity in inter-organizational relations. Ergonomics, 43(7), 983-997. https://doi.org/10.1080/001401300409161

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2000
• Deposit Date: Jun 18, 2015
• Journal: Ergonomics
• Print ISSN: 0014-0139
• Electronic ISSN: 1366-5847
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 983-997
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/001401300409161