“…The adoption of such digitally enabled collaborative approaches made it possible for businesses and their partners to take part in activities that "require group coordination, behavioral adaptation and alignment between the objectives and of the group and individual actors" more effectively (Dethine et al, 2020). For instance, the use of digital technologies such as platforms for common databases, video or telephone conferencing, screen sharing by the businesses and their partners can lead to reduced level of inter-organizational uncertainty, improved common understanding and language (Bahri Korbi et al, 2019). These improvements are especially crucial in a global context as they help with aspects such as lowering the risks of conflict, alleviating cultural differences among partners, and even serving as an asset for the partnership (Trabelsi, 2016) which can in turn improve the internal operational efficiency of the firms.…”