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From time to time, we need reminding that organizational strategies an
d phenomena come in complex I packages. This study focussed on collabo
ration in the interorganizational domain. It presents evidence that su
ggests that collaboration may not always be a desirable strategy for s
olving joint issues among organizations and that conflict may not be a
negative factor in their exchanges.