#4892. Cross-sector dialogue for sustainability: to partner or not to partner?

August 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the topic and review the contributions of the special issue papers on cross-sector dialogue for sustainability. The paper also presents avenues for further research. The paper is based on a review of the current literature on cross-sector partnership and dialogue. It highlights three main key research themes and learnings from the special issue papers: a high level of “hybridity” of collaboration forms, which involve important tensions; a need to understand partnership in its context and the importance of the individual level in cross-sector collaboration. The authors call for attention to be paid to two forms of myopia: a tendency to view partnerships primarily from a resource-based view (without much attempt to measure societal impact) and a reluctance to be explicitly critical (despite empirical evidence of some suboptimal aspects of partnerships). The paper outlines the need to critically revisit the very essence of what real partnership means and whether dialogue is really taking place.
Keywords:
Cross-sector partnership; CSR; Dialogue; Sustainability

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