The formation of new interorganizational connections in Lithuanian tourism sector (example of Lazdijai district)

The object - the formation of new interorganizational connections in the tourism sector of Lazdijai district. The aim - to explore processes of the formation of new interorganizational connections in the tourism sector of Lazdijai district. Objectives: 1. To analyze the concept of interorganizational connections; 2. To analyze forms and types of the interorganizational connections; 3. To perform SWOT analysis of Lazdijai district’s tourism sector in the context of the formation of the interorganizational connections. 4. To accomplish expert evaluation of the formation of Lazdijai district’s tourism sector‘s interorganizational connections. Methods: analysis of scientific literature, expert evaluation, SWOT analysis. The main conclusions: In order to elucidate aspects of the formation of interorganizational connection was performed expert evaluation of Lazdijai district’s tourism sector. During Lazdijai district’s tourism sector’s expert evaluation was found that the greatest influence on the decision to develop, to become involved in the process of the formation of interorganizational connection have organization’s internal factors, i.e. organizational philosophy and values, and leader’s position and aspirations. It should be noted that the most acceptable to representatives of Lazdijai district‘s tourism sector is partnership, cluster and network forms of cooperation, at least acceptable –interaction competition and integrational cooperation. It is likely that the experts have a lack of information about interorganizational connections forms and their operating principles that was assessed the lower points. Expert evaluation showed that, in collaboration with other institutions and maintaining long-term relationships, the service becomes a higher quality and more efficient. The experts also see the benefit of the expertise, information and diffusion of knowledge among the partners. Experts pointed out that the following problems the most impede for efficient interorganizational connections: the lack of funds, control problems of the interorganizational compound, the pursuit of personal benefit and vague principles and aspirations