Communicating Authority in Interorganizational Collaboration

The book offers an in-depth analysis of the challenges of establishing authority within collaborative efforts. It introduces the concept of cumulative authority, arguing that communicating authority effectively is key to the creation and success of collaborations.

Autorentext

Rebecca M. Rice is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work examines interorganizational collaboration related to emergency and reliability organizing and has appeared in publications such as the Journal of Applied Communication Research and Management Communication Quarterly.

Inhalt

1. The Growing Need for Interorganizational Authority 2. Collaboration Meets Emergency Management 3. Local Knowledge and Experience as Horizontal Authority 4. Hierarchy and Institutional Texts as Vertical Authority 5. The Material World and Authority Relations 6. Conclusion: Authority as Cumulative