@article{publications42148,
          volume = {vol. 27},
          number = {n? 2},
          author = {H{\'e}lo{\"i}se Berkowitz and Sanne Bor},
         address = {Newbury Park, {\'E}tats-Unis},
           title = {Why Meta-Organizations Matter: A Response to Lawton et al. and Spillman},
       publisher = {Sage Periodicals Press},
            year = {2018},
         journal = {Journal of Management Inquiry},
           pages = {204--211},
        keywords = {Meta-organization, Collective action,  Review, inter-organizational relations, Resources, Coopetition, Governance},
             url = {https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/42148/},
        abstract = {In a recent issue in this journal, Lawton et al. and Spillman argue for the importance of studying trade associations, also referred to with the broader term meta-organization. They discuss why meta-organizations matter and why more research is needed on the topic. We fully concur with the authors that meta-organizations constitute an inflating, diverse, and undeniable phenomenon of collective action among organizations and that collective scholarly efforts are necessary to improve our understanding of meta-organizations in their multiplicity. In this article, we shed some light on a body of work already investigating the matter. They constitute what we call the ?European School? of meta-organization. We show the relevance of this recent European work for the US?UK-oriented trade association research and aim to bridge the gap between these research traditions by proposing a common research agenda on key topics of resources, forms? differentiation, coopetition, and their role in sustainability governance}
}