Leadership by cavea: The social processes of interorganisational collaborative leadership

North-Samardzic, Andrea; Kan, Melanie; Edwards, Gareth

Abstract

Research on interorganisational collaboration is longstanding however the role leadership plays in such collaborations is often neglected. Using grounded theory, we present a process model of 'leadership by cavea' whereby the relationships across organisations involved in a collaborative project were structured according to hierarchies of privilege, determined by the inherent power of 'bonding' social capital. While it emerged that cultural capital was a more valuable resource, this was recognised too late in the leadership process for it to make a necessary contribution. Our findings demonstrate that when seeking to practice collaborative leadership across organisations, individuals and the organisations they represent must be aware of the power they hold and wield, even needing to share or relinquish power to ensure that hierarchies of privilege do not hinder efforts to achieve mutual goals.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 29, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Aug 7, 2023
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 8, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Management and Organization
• Print ISSN: 1833-3672
• Electronic ISSN: 1839-3527
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1119 - 1135
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2023.42
• Keywords: Collaborative leadership, cultural capital, grounded theory, interorganisational collaboration, social capital
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10895726