The party said young Catholics should enlist and help transform the Protestant-dominated Royal Ulster Constabulary into a shared service in line with the ideals of the 1998 peace accord.
Therefore, it is important to consider the proximity dimensions in the transition process and in the activities assigned to a shared service provider.
To this extent, it is important to emphasize protocols of the collaborative community design in the transition process as a key activity of ACRM as a shared service provider in order to reinforce the institutional proximity and reduce opportunistic behavior.
Naturally, a transition process from a cluster to a collaborative community and the role of a shared service provider in the transition requires further research both in theory and practice.
There is a need for a shared service provider in every collaborative community (Bøllingtoft et al., 2012).
Hence, ACRM, as a shared service provider in a collaborative community, should be more selective when allowing new members in the collaborative community to secure the right fit.
As a shared service provider in a collaborative community, ACRM needs to ensure commitment to common goals, secure direction for collaborative activities, and support the building of trust among collaborative actors.
ACRM already conducts strategic initiatives, but it needs to take on additional activities assigned to a shared service provider in a collaborative community (Bøllingtoft et al., 2012; Miles et al., 2005; Snow et al., 2011; Snow et al., 2009), which supports a gradual development of trust.
In a study of three different collaborative communities Blade.org, Kalundborg Industrial Symbiosis, and MG50 Bøllingtoft et al. (2012) emphasize the necessity and importance of a shared service provider in each collaborative community to provide services that enable members to self-organize and collaborate.
