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Journal of Business Ethics
Published in: Journal of Business Ethics 1/2015

01-08-2015

Value Creation in Cross-Sector Collaborations: The Roles of Experience and Alignment

Authors: Matthew Murphy, Daniel Arenas, Joan Manuel Batista

Published in: Journal of Business Ethics | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

This research uses a survey (N = 362) to analyze types of benefits sought by partners in cross-sector collaborations (between businesses and NPOs) in Spain and to test and build upon theories that indicate prior collaboration experience and partner alignment will positively affect value creation through the collaboration. Using exploratory factor analysis to operationalize a broad range of potential benefits into more specific concepts, the results of this study identify distinct factors that characterize the types of benefits sought by non-profit organizations and businesses engaged in cross-sector collaborations. Findings show that prior experience and alignment positively affect each factor for value creation. Prior experience is also found to influence the type of benefits sought from cross-sector collaborations and to positively affect alignment in terms of mission and strategy. Unexpectedly, the study also finds that prior experience moderates the effect of alignment on value creation.
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Footnotes
1
We use the term collaboration, but do not distinguish its meaning from “partnerships” or “alliances.”
 
2
Following the guidelines of the Directorate General Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, organizations with <50 employees were designated as small or micro, those with 50–249 employees as medium, and those with 250 or more as large.
 
3
There was an insufficient number (N = 13) of responses from individuals working in government for analysis.
 
4
We did not request data reorganization size or hierarchical position from respondents, but expect the distributions to be similar to those of the survey population in general which are described above.
 
5
All goodness of fit indexes were clearly within the recommended thresholds Satorra-Bentler Scaled χ 2 = 19.902 (P = 0.133); Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.0397; Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.996; and the Standardized RMR = 0.0357.
 
6
Respondents were invited to comment on other benefits (dependent variable) of cross-sector collaborations in an open-text field. The benefits mentioned in their responses were closely related to the list of benefits provided in the survey. We conclude from this that the list of benefits included in the survey capture the most relevant aspects of the concept of value creation.
 
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Metadata
Title
Value Creation in Cross-Sector Collaborations: The Roles of Experience and Alignment
Authors
Matthew Murphy
Daniel Arenas
Joan Manuel Batista
Publication date
01-08-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Business Ethics / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2204-x

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