| Article ID: | iaor201525252 |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Management and Decision Making |
| Authors: | Reardon Karen A |
| Keywords: | law & law enforcement, supply & supply chains, information |
In this research note, we suggest that models, which ignore pertinent laws (including but not limited to competition laws) cannot approximate the risks and rewards of collaborative behaviour. This article discusses potential legal violations and seeks to encourage multidisciplinary approaches to the future development of decision science models of collaboration, information sharing and integration. It identifies future questions for research and proposes that a multidisciplinary team may be best equipped to explore them.