Research on Collaboration in Action

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"In this paper I will focus on the psychological dynamics of multiparty collaboration, illustrated by two projects in which I have been engaged. First I describe what I mean by multiparty collaboration. Next, I outline the principles of designing and executing action research projects. The theoretical background for these principles is derived from the domain of Organization Development and from a psychodynamic perspective on organizations and organizational change. Subsequently I present my experiences with running a complex behavioral simulation of multiparty processes. I share some main observations pertaining to the social difficulties people encounter when working across system boundaries. The second project concerns an action research project of an organizational change process in a nursing home. I describe the action research process and my role as a consultant. I then review some generic issues related to multiparty processes that are typical for both projects. I end with some reflections on universities and multiparty collaboration." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• ISSN: 1861-1303
• Extent: Seite(n): 222-242
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: International Journal of Action Research, 2(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Psychologie ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Organisationssoziologie, Militärsoziologie ; Sozialpsychologie ; Aktionsforschung ; Organisationsform ; Kooperation ; Verhalten ; Organisationsentwicklung ; Organisationssoziologie ; Interaktion ; Problemlösen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schruijer, Sandra G. L.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2006

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-370051
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST