The Opportunities and Constraints to Collaboration in Public Sector Management

Alex Osei-Kojo, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Emmanuel Kojo Sakyi

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)495-510
Number of pages16
JournalPublic Organization Review
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Collaboration
  • Public management
  • Public problems
  • Public sector

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