Influence of external authorities on collaborative frictions

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Zhao, Chenlin; Wang, XiaoHu; Cheung, Peter T. Y.; Xu, Jingyuan
• 署名单位: City University of Hong Kong; Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK); Fudan University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.13616
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 603-622
• 关键词: cross-sector collaborations; governance networks; implementation; management

摘要

When institutional frictions threaten to disrupt collaborations, an external authority can be brought in to resolve disputes. How effective is such external imposition? What are the institutional circumstances in which it works? Framed by the collaborative governance regime (CGR), which sees established procedures and institutions as a critical collaborative capacity, this research employs a unique concept-collaborative friction-to explore the role of external imposition in collaboration among entities with significant institutional differences. We examined 965 recorded collaborative frictions from four large collaborative infrastructure projects between governments in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our finding suggests a significant, but limited, effect of the central government's imposition on collaborative frictions. We also find a significant role of sociopolitical circumstances in collaboration. Based on the findings, we make several theoretical propositions articulating external imposition's role in collaboration.