Mutebi, HenryMuhwezi, MoseNtayi, Joseph M.Munene, John C.2022-06-122022-06-122022Mutebi, H., Muhwezi, M., Ntayi, J. M., & Munene, J. C. (2022). Inter-organisational communication: organisational future orientation, inter-organisational interaction quality and inter-organisational group mechanism. Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 7(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00110-xhttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3920The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of organisational future orientation and interaction quality on inter-organisational communication, and the mediating role of inter-organisational group mechanism on the relationship between organisational future orientation, interaction quality and inter-organisational communication. A questionnaire assessing the experience of organisational future orientation, inter-organisational interaction quality, inter-organisational group mechanism and inter-organisational communication was administered to 101 out of 136 humanitarian organisations delivering social services to refugee settlements in Uganda. The proposed hypotheses were tested using PLS-SEM in the SmartPLS version 3.3.0 for professionals. The paper found that organisational future orientation has a positive impact on inter-organisational communication. Inter-organisational group mechanism partially mediates organisational future orientation and inter-organisational communication whilst it fully mediates the relationship between inter-organisational interaction quality and inter-organisational communication. The findings of this research provide useful insights into the role of inter-organisational group mechanism in boosting the role of organisational future orientation and interaction quality in inter-organisational communication in humanitarian relief delivery. Hence, a high level of inter-organisational group mechanism not only improves inter-organisational communication in humanitarian relief delivery but also enhances the benefits of organisational future orientation and interaction quality for inter-organisational communication. This research is one of the limited studies that investigate the effect of organisation future orientation and interaction quality on inter-organisational group mechanism and inter-organisational communication in humanitarian relief delivery in sub-Saharan Africa.enInter-organisational communicationOrganisational future orientationInterorganisational interaction qualityInterorganisational group mechanismArticle