My PhD thesis “Building Partnerships Successful Partnerships – A Production Theory of Global Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration” introduces a production theory of multi-stakeholder collaboration describing how the contributions stakeholders add to a partnership are translated into outputs.
Abstract:
Multi-stakeholder partnering has become the ‘new mantra’ of decision-makers in business, government and civil society. Yet our understanding of what drives success and failure in these institutions remains incomplete. This book introduces a production theory which describes how the relationship between contributions and outputs influences behaviour, and suggests how technology, leadership and governance should be aligned to make partnerships work
Contents:
- The Rise of Global Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
- Mapping the Partnering Landscape
- Governing Partnerships: a Survey of the Literature
- Partnering as Joint Production of Global Public Goods
- Technology and Behavioural Dynamics
- Technology, Leadership and Governance
Target Groups:
- Researchers and students of international relations
- public administration and micro economics
- practitioners in global multi-stakeholder partnerships
- partnership brokers and consultancy firms in this area
