Abstract
This paper aims to contribute to the literature on sustainable collaboration by introducing inter-organisational learning and knowledge transfer to the context of environmental interfirm alliances. The objective is to explain why environmental inter-firm alliances lead to enhanced environmental sustainability by reviewing existing literature on inter-firm knowledge transfer, inter-organisational learning and environmental sustainability. In order to explain the development of environmental capabilities and values through inter-partner learning; concepts such as absorptive capacity, disseminative capacity, learning and teaching intent, cognitive distance, exploitation and exploration are introduced.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2017 |
| Event | British Academy of Management Conference: Joint Session on Sustainable Collaboration/ Inter- Organisational Collaboration: Partnerships, Alliances and Networks/ Sustainable and Responsible Business 1 Introduction - Warwick Business School, Coventry, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Sept 2017 → 7 Sept 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | British Academy of Management Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | BAM2017 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Coventry |
| Period | 5/09/17 → 7/09/17 |
Keywords
- sustainability
- Collaboration
- inter-partner learning
- Capability development;
- absorptive capacity