Based on Information Processing Theory (IPT), the paper discusses the issue of fit of information processing capability and information processing requirement for different degree of cooperation. It explains that the formation of Inter-organizational information processing capability is not simply the sum of each partner's capability but the result of fit among each other. Its analysis reveals that if the capabilities of partners are largely different, organizational cooperation may not help in improving the circumstance of a single organization or even induce bigger risk to it due to untimely, improper and inefficient employment of information sharing. The study verifies the hypothesis that the level of performance of inter-organizational cooperation depends on the overall level of all partners' information processing capabilities.%从信息处理理论的角度出发,对组织合作关系中的信息处理能力与信息处理需求之间的匹配问题进行了探讨.以说明跨组织信息处理能力的形成不是合作伙伴能力的简单叠加,而是相互匹配的结果,各合作伙伴信息处理能力整体水平的高低是影响跨组织合作绩效的重要因素之一.举例分析表明,如果合作伙伴的能力水平相差较大时,组织合作不仅无法减少单个组织运作的风险,反而会因共享信息得不到及时、合理、有效的利用而使组织面临更大的风险.
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