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Attempts to share information between public sector organisations over time: A case-based exploration of value conflicts
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business. (CERIS)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3265-7627
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business. (CERIS)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2304-7170
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business. Faculty of Business, Languages and Social Sciences, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway . (CEROC)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7153-3977
Örebro University, Örebro University School of Business. Business Administration, CSB.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6646-9798
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2021 (English)In: Information Polity, ISSN 1570-1255, E-ISSN 1875-8754, Vol. 26, no 3, p. 289-310Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Despite the importance of inter-organisational information sharing (IOIS) in the public sector, such endeavours often fail. Existing research has shown that the values held by collaborating organisations are one important factor affecting these kinds of initiatives. However, research has sought only to a limited extent to address how value conflicts come into play over time. Therefore, this paper aims to explore how conflicting values shape an inter-organisational information-sharing practice in the public sector over time. Using the local/global network framework, we analyse four years’ worth of information sharing in an inter-organisational advisory group in the context of Swedish nuclear waste management. We conclude that different value conflicts are emphasised to different extents at different points in time. That is, values do not uniformly affect IOIS activities, and such conflicts over time reduce the set of potential IOIS activities. We also conclude that when IOIS activities are driven by an individual organisation’s values, individual value rational activities may co-exist with a dysfunctional long-term IOIS practice.

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IOS Press, 2021. Vol. 26, no 3, p. 289-310
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Inter-organisational information sharing, public sector, value conflicts, conflicting interests, trajectory
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Business Administration
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Business Studies; Informatics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-89863DOI: 10.3233/IP-200234ISI: 000691112500006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85114008024OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-89863DiVA, id: diva2:1530926
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Swedish Civil Contingencies AgencyAvailable from: 2021-02-24 Created: 2021-02-24 Last updated: 2021-09-07Bibliographically approved

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