Abstract

This paper contemplates territorial development-oriented interorganizations and reexamines structural concepts referring to complex-textured organizations. Partnerships, consortiums, pacts among other identifiable formats in several territorial levels, present an intricate hybrid structure developed by private or public organizations in many forms of association. It is credited to such organizations an important role in the creation of networks and networks within networks, interorganizational formats to which is attributed the power of managing territorial development, now competition-oriented or more disposed to joint actions.

With the purpose of better understanding the genesis and texture of territorial development-oriented interorganizations, 180 of such organizations were studied in Salvador, Bahia through a trans-sectional survey.

This study concludes with the characterization of such organizations and discussion of their role in interorganizational associations incorporating socio-territorial development strategies specially ambiguities, contradictions and possibilities.