%0 Journal Article
%@ 1056-4926
%A Berkowitz, Héloïse
%A Bor, Sanne
%C Newbury Park, États-Unis
%D 2018
%F publications:42148
%I Sage Periodicals Press
%J Journal of Management Inquiry
%K Meta-organization, Collective action,  Review, inter-organizational relations, Resources, Coopetition, Governance
%N n° 2
%P 204-211
%R https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492617712895
%T Why Meta-Organizations Matter: A Response to Lawton et al. and Spillman
%U https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/42148/
%V vol. 27
%X 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