More to learn about meta-organizations!

Héloïse Berkowitz (), Sanne Bor and Nils Brunsson
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Héloïse Berkowitz: LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AMU - Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract: In this final chapter, we highlight some of our key learnings about meta-organizations as outlined in the chapters of this book and explore three interrelated questions that have received less attention yet are crucial for advancing our knowledge about meta-organizations. 1) Why do people create meta-organizations rather than other forms of inter-organizational cooperation? 2) How ambiguous can meta-organizations be? And what are the implications of ambiguity for their structure and their representation to others? 3) How are decisions made in meta-organizations? And what does it imply for the distribution of power and responsibility among members and meta-organizations? We end by summarizing arguments for the ways in which meta-organizations differ from other social forms, have unique consequences, and therefore deserve a special concept and theory.

Keywords: Responsibility attribution; Power; Ambiguity; Network; Meta-Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05-12
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Published in A World of Meta-Organizations, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp.213-233, 2026, ⟨10.4337/9781035342228.00024⟩

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DOI: 10.4337/9781035342228.00024

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