Comments on Yammarino's “Levels of analysis and the US Constitution”

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to respond to Yammarino's “Levels of analysis and the US Constitution”. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a conceptual assessment of the approach of Yammarino, suggesting an extension beyond “the” organization to groups of interacting organizations – where much contemporary innovation, and indeed economic activity takes place. Findings The paper advocates extending organization theory explicitly to embrace multi‐firm and multi‐organizational collaborations. “The firm” as an isolated entity is increasingly less meaningful without its constellation of affiliates, partners and networks. Practical implications Organization theorists, and managers, would do well to extend their horizons to include networks and partners, to understand how “organizations” work beyond their nominal boundaries. Originality/value The paper highlights an extension of organization theory to reflect contemporary inter‐organizational cooperation.