Elgar Encyclopedia of Cooperative Strategy

This Encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide for understanding how organisations can work together to achieve their goals and create value. Leading experts explore how companies, governments and communities have become increasingly reliant on partnerships to solve complex problems and propose innovative solutions.

The contributors build on the concept of cooperative strategy to demonstrate how cooperation works in individual organisations, industry networks and global initiatives. Outlining why working together matters and how it can be designed effectively, the book underscores the importance of cooperation in fostering resilient organisations and positive long-term social impact.

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Cooperative Strategy is an essential resource for scholars and students of business, economics and strategic management. Corporate strategy practitioners as well as public policy and administration professionals will similarly benefit from its groundbreaking insights and actionable recommendations.

Key Features:

• Features more than 50 entries from 78 international scholars
• Built on a systematic review of three decades of research, providing readers with an authoritative synthesis of emerging trends and developments
• Incorporates the full breadth of collaborative strategy, from theory to real-world application
• Draws on a diverse range of real-world case studies from healthcare, technology and sustainability to explain key ideas such as trust and digital collaboration