ABSTRACT

The coordination of inter-organisational networks is key to their success and yet partnership management in the context of regional economic development remains a complex and ambiguous process. To address this lack of understanding, this article reviews the extant literature on brokerage and network coordination and presents a theoretical framework comprising three propositions on the benefits of a private sector influence over the management and coordination of multi-organisational economic development partnerships. The propositions are then explored through a qualitative study of those tasked with the role of leading the management of Local Enterprise Partnerships in England. The findings conversely reveal a reliance on the public sector to lead the framing and mobilisation of these networks and questions whether the policy shift has resulted in truly collaborative governance.

摘要

组织间网络的协调是其成功的关键，但区域经济发展背景下的伙伴关系管理仍然是一个复杂而模糊的过程。为了解决这种缺乏理解的问题，本文回顾了有关经纪和网络协调的现有文献，并提出了一个理论框架，该框架包括关于私营部门对多组织经济发展伙伴关系的管理和协调的影响的好处的三个命题。然后通过对负责领导英格兰本地企业合作伙伴关系管理的人员进行定性研究来探索这些命题。