Towards a dynamic theory of lateral collaboration across multinational enterprise structures: A collection of insights
基于六篇近期论文，解释了社会结构机制、社会系统与个体行动者（包括边界跨越者）之间的关系如何推动组织内横向协作，并提出了整合模型和未来研究方向。
Achieving lateral collaboration benefits across multinational enterprise structures is elusive. Especially amid increasing international environmental complexities, prior research suggests that less hierarchical and more agile global collaboration arrangements are critical for organizational success. Drawing on extant work and six essays in this collection of recently published papers, we advance theory by explaining the relationships between socio-structural mechanisms, social systems, and individual actors, including boundary spanners. These relationships collectively drive commitments to lateral interdependence across intra-organizational boundaries. We offer an integrative model and guidance for future research in identifying the reciprocal relationships between influences to advance scholarly understanding of lateral collaboration.