Governance, power, and mandated collaboration in an interorganizational network

Administration and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-193

  Rodríguez, Charo ^a   Langley, Ann ^b   Béland, François ^c   Denis, Jean Louis ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Governance; Interests; Mandated interorganizational collaboration; Power; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247209596     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399706297212     Document Type: Review

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