...Kaisa Kurkela; Sanna Tuurnas; Salla Maijala; Aino Rantamäki; Harri Jalonen Purpose This study addresses barriers to collaboration in the public service ecosystem through the lens of relationality. It asks how barriers to interorganizational collaboration are framed in the analytical context...

...-economic vulnerability. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on social network analysis and thematic analysis, we explore how CSOs coordinate with third-sector organizations and street-level bureaucracies, the motivations guiding partner selection, and the mechanisms of trust and collaboration...

... their crisis response. This study uses partial least squares structural equation modelling to evaluate the relationships among crisis-induced reforms and challenges and both crisis response proficiency and collaboration intention. Findings Crisis-induced reforms support both crisis response proficiency...

... the three actors in the face of social and public problems. As a result, the 4CAs framework that contains the three actors’ collaborative accountabilities to one another is presented. Findings The 4CAs model emphasizes (1) all three actors function as agents that are accountable to one another, (2...

...Christian L. Janousek; Dag Olaf Torjesen; Robert Blair Purpose This study comparatively examines the collaborative policy mechanisms for interlocal cooperation (ILC) utilized by municipal managers in Nebraska, USA, and Norway. The research addresses differences in ILC, factors of national setting...

..., as sharing best practices and collaborating with less-familiar organizations is not common. Heterogeneous environments, however, do not provide coordination of the scaling process, with the risk that public funds are used less efficiently and effectively. Institutional environments with a balance...

... the role of organisational culture in facilitating knowledge sharing in a selected government ministry in Botswana. The role of people, collaboration, trust and rewards was explored to explicate their influence on knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive survey design was adopted...

... in value of service is secured. This paper aims to examine the extent to which the NBOS has catalysed inter-agency collaboration and delivered improvements to public services. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative approach drawing on data collected through semi-structured...

...Linda Höglund; Maria Mårtensson; Aswo Safari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how different types of trust develop and change over time in the collaboration between an organization and its board. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a response to a recent call to apply...

... the forthcoming re-regulation of the district-heating sector and aims to improve efficiency were motivating the collaboration among the firms. An interpretation of common accounting rules can be negotiated in a collaborative network. The benchmarking model was embedded in routines internally in firms...

... collaboration. This topic is considered from both a contemporary and an evolutionary perspective. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on research from secondary sources. Findings This paper identifies barriers to collaboration and measures for effectively creating organizational change...

...Paul Williams Purpose – The aim of this paper is to discuss the roles and competencies of boundary spanners in the context of collaboration. It aims to examine the problematic nature of these roles, and to consider the communalities between different types of boundary spanner. It then seeks...

...John Diamond; Linda Rush Purpose The paper aims to examine the promotion of intra‐organisational collaboration within a university setting. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic approach influenced by a phenomenographic framework of analysis was used. Findings Content analysis...