Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Current scholarship identifies benefits to both high quality partnerships and extensive networks when managing shared policy goals. However, with limited collaborative capacity, many public-sector agencies are faced with a decision of whether to pursue quality connections with specific organizations or more partnerships with an array of organizations. Using survey data from 72 local air agencies, findings indicate that quality of partnerships are better predictors of improved air quality than quantity of partnerships. Conclusions suggest building high quality partnerships is more important than having many partnerships when pursuing shared policy goals in a multi-dimensional environment.
Copyright Statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, in Public Performance & Management Review in 2019, available online at doi: 10.1080/15309576.2018.1562946
Publication Information
Fowler, Luke. (2019). "Is Partnership Quality or Quantity More Effective?". Public Performance & Management Review, 42(5), 1186-1210. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2018.1562946
Comments
The published title is “Is Partnership Intensity or Density More Effective?"