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Aligning for Impact: Pace Professor Co-Authors Book on Institutional Collaboration

By
Sven Latinovic
Posted
June 30, 2025
An abstract book cover for Seidenberg Professor Namchul Shin's book, The Consortia Century.

Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems Professor Namchul Shin has co-authored a new book published by Oxford University Press that offers a timely, forward-looking exploration of institutional collaboration in the 21st century.

released in 2025, is the work of the Stakeholder Alignment Collaborative, a multidisciplinary group of 30 scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. Among them is Shin, Professor of Information Systems at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Âé¶¹´«Ã½™s Seidenberg school whose research and teaching focus on innovation, information systems, sustainability, and the organizational dynamics that shape technology-driven transformation.

Shin, his expertise in innovation, IT value, and environmental sustainability to the project. His recent research includes using large language models to assess biodiversity reporting in the coal mining industry, presented at conferences in Seoul, South Korea. This work exemplifies his commitment to leveraging technology for global sustainability efforts.

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Seidenberg professor Namchul Shin posing for a photo with colleagues at the 2025 Seidenberg Innovation Awards.
Seidenberg professor Namchul Shin (left) with colleagues at the 2025 Seidenberg Innovation Awards

The book posits that consortiaÂé¶¹´«Ã½”multi-stakeholder alliancesÂé¶¹´«Ã½”will be the defining institutional form of the 21st century, capable of tackling issues too large for any single organization to solve alone. It offers real-world case studies and a framework for achieving lateral alignment across sectors, collective action beyond traditional top-down or bottom-up models. The authors made their point by using diverse case studies spanning biomedicine, social work, labor relations, video games, science, and higher education, among additional sectors, domains, and ecosystems.

With The Consortia Century, Shin and his co-authors provide both a conceptual foundation and practical guidance for fostering institutional collaboration, offering a roadmap for organizations seeking to align diverse stakeholders in pursuit of shared goals.

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