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Introduction
Why this program
About this program
Practical Information

Start date
27 januari 2026
Duration
3 days
Language
Dutch
Costs
€ 3900
CPD points
Ascenda
Rankings
TIAS Executive Education is ranked #1 in the Netherlands for participant satisfaction by the Financial Times, with a score of 8.7 out of 10.

Introduction

You operate in a complex, rapidly changing environment. Many of the strategic challenges in your organization require networks. Long-term partnerships between organizations, and possibly also temporary networks of opportunity. In this master class, you learn when it does and does not makes sense for your organization to start or join an organizational network. And how to operate in these networks.

Participant profile

Participants in the Collaboration in Organizational Networks Master Class are managers, professionals and experienced directors from the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. They’ve been asked to join an organizational network, but lack a clear idea of what exactly that means. Or they have concluded that they need other organizations to achieve their organizational goals, and want to learn how to organize that. Participants are looking for scientific insights and practical added value.

Average demographics
46 years | 56% women & 44% men
Average work experience
16 years

Why this program

In this master class, you gain a sound, scientific foundation in partnerships from our lecturers, who are also researchers in the field. We look at relationships from an eco-perspective, not an ego-perspective. These new conceptual and practical frameworks give you an understanding of the reasoning behind and operation of partnerships and network structures. This lets you take more informed decisions on participation and the role of your organization in a network.

What will the program bring you?

You know how to create value by using strategic networks, partnerships and alliances.

You’re able to identify when it does and does not make sense for your organization to use networks.

You know the best way to manage and operate your organizational networks.

You possess the leadership skills you need for effective partnership operation.

About this program

The Collaboration in Organizational Networks Master Class gives you the latest scientific knowledge and practical tools for organizational networks. We examine this relatively new organizational form in which organizations create value together. As an organization, when should you join this kind of partnership, and when should you hold off? How do you ensure effectiveness in a network? In this master class, we delve into all facets of collaborative organizations. So your organizational network and your organization can achieve their objectives.

Day 1

What does it look like when organizations collaborate? What different forms does this take? On day 1, you learn when it makes sense to join which form or to initiate a partnership.

Day 2

Value creation is vital to an organizational network. On the second day, we focus on management and governance. How do you work together to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of an organizational network?

Day 3

We zoom in from the organization to the individual level. You learn the roles to be filled in networks and how to go about this. We also set aside time for peer-to-peer coaching around your own behavior, problems or organization.

Collaboration in Organizational Networks Master Class