Title: Crossing boundaries : collaboration, coordination, and the redefinition of resources /
Authors: Sarason, Seymour Bernard, 1919-2010.; Lorentz, Elizabeth.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness.; Complex organizations.; Leadership; Interorganizational relations.
Abstract: In this book, Seymour Sarason and Elizabeth Lorentz offer a penetrating analysis of the pitfalls and possibilities inherent in collaborations between and within organizations. They present a new paradigm for the management of people and resources and show how organizational collaborations can be successful.
Contents: Introduction : charters, curricula, and a history of failure -- An emerging paradigm shift -- Redefining resources -- Breaking the organization chart mentality -- Coordination : the origins of a point of view -- The coordinator's rationale : cognitive and stylistic characteristics -- Collegiality and community : the new paradigm in action -- Epilogue : the public schools and the private sector .