Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Co-operation at work : a process-oriented perspective on joint activity in inter-organizational relations

MAP20071501814

Co-operation at work : a process-oriented perspective on joint activity in inter-organizational relations / Theo Wehner, Christoph Clases and Reinhard Bachmann

In this paper the authors present a conceptual framework for analysisng co-operation 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

En: Ergonomics. - London [etc.]. - Vol. 43 nº 7, July 2000 ; p. 983-997

1. Ergonomía . 2. Cooperación . 3. Coordinación . 4. Trabajo . 5. Relaciones laborales . 6. Actividades lucrativas . 7. Equipos de trabajo . 8. Participación de los trabajadores en la empresa . I. Clases, Christoph . II. Bachmann, Reinhard . III. Title.