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The Opportunities and Constraints to Collaboration in Public Sector Management

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  • Alex Osei-Kojo

    (University of Colorado)

  • Justice Nyigmah Bawole

    (University of Ghana Business School)

  • Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi

    (University of Ghana Business School)

Abstract

This article synthesizes current insights about the opportunities and constraints to collaborative public management. Despite the swath of research on collaboration there has been little attempt to present the opportunities and constraints in a single article that articulates both perspectives coherently. Drawing on an extensive literature review, the main arguments are that collaboration presents opportunities to maximize scarce resources and improve public services delivery. Yet, the difficulty in evaluating the outcomes of collaboration as well as accountability and power-sharing issues remain key constraints. The article concludes that public managers need to critically ponder both perspectives in making decisions.

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  • Alex Osei-Kojo & Justice Nyigmah Bawole & Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi, 2020. "The Opportunities and Constraints to Collaboration in Public Sector Management," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 495-510, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:20:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s11115-019-00452-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-019-00452-6
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    1. Ismail Abdi Changalima & Ismail Juma Ismail & Alban Dismas Mchopa, 2021. "A review of the forms, rationale, and challenges of supplier development in public procurement: lessons for public buyers in Tanzania," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-10, December.

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