Temporality in Inter-Organisational Coordination

Abstract

This panel discusses papers with a particular interest in how temporality intersects with administrative and/or public-private coordination processes. The panel includes papers that engage with one of three conceptions of this intersection: 1. Temporality as an exogenous variable: the impact of temporal phenomena (such as sudden shocks, time pressures, or uncertainty) on inter-organizational coordination processes; 2. Temporality as an endogenous variable: the temporal properties of coordination (such as timetables, acceleration or deceleration) and associated issues, such as synchronization across processes; of different processes 3. Temporal “engineering”: the temporal design of coordination structures and procedures in pursuit of policy objectives (e.g., long- or short-term policy objectives) and power (e.g., accelerated coordination as a means of control).