Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations

Organizations collaborate in order to address interdependencies that are deemed consequential for performance. However, the act of collaborating itself creates new interdependence, as partners become more entwined in each other’s operations, and experience the vetoes, compromises, delays and risks i...

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Autores: Elston, Thomas, Rackwitz, Maike, Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/215037
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Palabra clave:Administració local
Cooperació interterritorial
Dependència (Política)
Cooperació intergovernamental
Local government
Interstate cooperation
Dependency
Intergovernmental cooperation
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spelling Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relationsElston, ThomasRackwitz, MaikeBel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-Administració localCooperació interterritorialDependència (Política)Cooperació intergovernamentalLocal governmentInterstate cooperationDependencyIntergovernmental cooperationOrganizations collaborate in order to address interdependencies that are deemed consequential for performance. However, the act of collaborating itself creates new interdependence, as partners become more entwined in each other’s operations, and experience the vetoes, compromises, delays and risks inherent in joint working. This paradox – mitigating one set of interdependencies by creating another – renders collaborative relations inherently unstable. Dissolution may occur if “ex-post” interdependence becomes more troublesome than the original “ex-ante” trigger for partnering. We test this proposition through comparative case analysis of 13 sustained, aborted and dissolved inter-municipal cooperations (or “shared services”) in English local government. Ex-post interdependence was most pronounced in those partnerships ending in dissolution, and informed the design of replacement arrangements. It was also a contributory factor in abortive cases. Conversely, ex-post interdependence was minimized in the sustained collaborations by management actions that streamlined the coordination burden imposed by highly interdependent operations. These findings have wider implications for partnership design, the collaborator’s skillset, and theories of collaborative public managementTaylor & Francis2024202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion26 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/215037Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2023.2271468International Public Management Journal, 2024, vol. 27, num.4, p. 583-608https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2023.2271468(c) Taylor & Francis, 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2150372026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
spellingShingle Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
Elston, Thomas
Administració local
Cooperació interterritorial
Dependència (Política)
Cooperació intergovernamental
Local government
Interstate cooperation
Dependency
Intergovernmental cooperation
title_short Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
title_full Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
title_fullStr Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
title_full_unstemmed Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
title_sort Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Elston, Thomas
Rackwitz, Maike
Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
author Elston, Thomas
author_facet Elston, Thomas
Rackwitz, Maike
Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
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Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Administració local
Cooperació interterritorial
Dependència (Política)
Cooperació intergovernamental
Local government
Interstate cooperation
Dependency
Intergovernmental cooperation
topic Administració local
Cooperació interterritorial
Dependència (Política)
Cooperació intergovernamental
Local government
Interstate cooperation
Dependency
Intergovernmental cooperation
description Organizations collaborate in order to address interdependencies that are deemed consequential for performance. However, the act of collaborating itself creates new interdependence, as partners become more entwined in each other’s operations, and experience the vetoes, compromises, delays and risks inherent in joint working. This paradox – mitigating one set of interdependencies by creating another – renders collaborative relations inherently unstable. Dissolution may occur if “ex-post” interdependence becomes more troublesome than the original “ex-ante” trigger for partnering. We test this proposition through comparative case analysis of 13 sustained, aborted and dissolved inter-municipal cooperations (or “shared services”) in English local government. Ex-post interdependence was most pronounced in those partnerships ending in dissolution, and informed the design of replacement arrangements. It was also a contributory factor in abortive cases. Conversely, ex-post interdependence was minimized in the sustained collaborations by management actions that streamlined the coordination burden imposed by highly interdependent operations. These findings have wider implications for partnership design, the collaborator’s skillset, and theories of collaborative public management
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International Public Management Journal, 2024, vol. 27, num.4, p. 583-608
https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2023.2271468
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