PARTNERS Program Report (2008-2011)
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Paradox and Collaboration in Network Management. Año 2010
July 2010
This research study looks at how network managers act to achieve successful collaboration, meet challenges, and attain the desired outcomes. The analysis is based on two urban immigration groups in the US. Both managers’ actions and the way they respond to both internal and external demands in their collaboration networks are studied.
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In Praise of Public-Private Partnerships. Albert Serra & Angel Saz-Carranza. 2010
July 12th, 2010
Opinion article published in the Cinco Días business newspaper. It covers public-private partnerships as a vital, powerful instrument for implementing public policies. The authors give the two main reasons for the rising popularity of PPP, namely: (1) exploitation of specialised technical and management capabilities; (2) a separation between principal (public administration) and agent (company) that enhances efficiency and the rigour with which contracts are drawn up.
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Sources of distrust in public-private partnerships. Albert Serra & Angel Saz-Carranza. 2009
May 2009
This study explores trust in public-private partnerships and answers the research questions, which among other things, focus on the sources of and reasons for distrust in these relationships. The study also examines two sub-fields of the Spanish social services – one exhibiting high inter-sectoral distrust, and the other little distrust. The article is well worth reading giving that it is a pioneering contribution on the subject of a hitherto little-studied subject, namely institutional distrust and its impact on managing private-public partnerships.
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"The Work of Leadership Formal Coalitions - Embracing Paradox for Collaboration". Sonia Ospina & Angel Saz-Carranza. 2009
November 2009
This book: includes the latest research on fundamental questions on leadership in the social care field; analyses collaborative leadership and the importance of job development; explores the main supervisory, management and leadership disciplines; examines a learning framework for social care provision.
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Case Study for the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Management of a PPP company: PTB. 2009
May 2009
This case presents a regional development initiative, which is the first of its kind between a regional savings bank and a local council. Together with other public and private players, the bank and local government set up a mixed public-private company to carry out strategic projects for fostering economic activities and initiatives. The case focuses on the interaction between private and public parts of the partnership and on the problems that may arise from collaboration between different sectors.
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