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The Design and Implementation of Cross‐Sector Collaborations: Propositions from the Literature
Author(s) -
Bryson John M.,
Crosby Barbara C.,
Stone Melissa Middleton
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00665.x
Subject(s) - corporate governance , government (linguistics) , democracy , process (computing) , accountability , public sector , public relations , business , process management , management science , political science , sociology , economics , computer science , management , politics , law , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
People who want to tackle tough social problems and achieve beneficial community outcomes are beginning to understand that multiple sectors of a democratic society—business, nonprofits and philanthropies, the media, the community, and government—must collaborate to deal effectively and humanely with the challenges. This article focuses on cross‐sector collaboration that is required to remedy complex public problems. Based on an extensive review of the literature on collaboration, the article presents a propositional inventory organized around the initial conditions affecting collaboration formation, process, structural and governance components, constraints and contingencies, outcomes, and accountability issues.