El Tannir, Mohamad;
(2024)
The Interplay of Alliance Governance, Cooperation and Coordination in Interorganisational Projects: A Viable Alliance
Model Perspective.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Inter-organizational relationship (IOR) governance involves contractual and relational mechanisms. Prior research has examined their interplay in dyadic arrangements to determine if they complement or substitute each other. However, few studies explore these dynamics in inter-organizational projects (IOPs) within alliance networks, which have unique characteristics such as time constraints and high uncertainty. This thesis aims to understand how governance, cooperation, and coordination interact in IOPs within alliance networks and introduces a new framework, the Viable Alliance Model (VAM), for analysing these constructs across multi-level boundaries. Abductive reasoning guided this research, which consisted of three phases. First, ten semi-structured interviews contributed to shaping the VAM and providing a comprehensive view of alliances. Second, three alliance networks were studied to comprehend the interplay of governance, cooperation, and coordination across project and sub-system boundaries. These networks included two projects each, with varying success levels. Third, card-sorting exercises involving six participants were conducted to validate the interplay of these factors. The findings reveal that governance and coordination mechanisms cascade across inter-organizational boundaries, while cooperation remains largely within sub-system boundaries. The study emphasizes the influential role of governance on both cooperation and coordination, as well as the reinforcing effect between cooperation and coordination. Managers are advised to carefully design and monitor governance and coordination mechanisms at upper subsystemic levels. Additionally, the maintenance of cooperation across all levels is crucial. It is cautioned that attributing cooperation and coordination failures solely to specific governance mechanisms may overlook the cascading effect, where the root cause could be a different governance mechanism with broader influence.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | The Interplay of Alliance Governance, Cooperation and Coordination in Interorganisational Projects: A Viable Alliance Model Perspective |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2023. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > UCL School of Management |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187180 |
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