Managing to collaborate : the theory and practice of collaborative advantage / Chris Huxham and Siv Vangen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-267) and index.

Pt. 1: Introduction to the theory and practice of collaborative advantage. Collaborative advantage: what? Why? How? And why not? ; Cases of collaboration ; The principles of the theory of collaborative advantage ; Action researching collaboration -- Pt. 2: Themes in collaboration practice. Grappling with advantage and inertia ; Managing aims ; Negotiating purpose ; Membership structures and dynamics ; Coping with trust ; Using power ; Issues of identity ; The meaning of leadership ; Doing leadership -- Pt. 3: Collaboratin in practice. Using the theory : managing tensions in collaboration practice ; Managing to collaborate--and getting a buzz from it.