Abstract

The shortage of resources, which threats the accomplishment of the Armed Forces’ Missions, has urged them to increase their Branches’ integration to improve their efficiency as a whole. However, previous research pinpointed several issues in the Portuguese Armed Forces’ (PAF) governance that have threatened the intended integration’s efficacy. Therefore, we analyse PAF’s governance model at the Military Strategic Planning (MSP) level to understand its suitability to PAF’s current and future needs. We extend theoretical understanding of collaborative governance in defence, using a mixed method approach through a case study analysis, conducting structured and semi-structured interviews (15 interviewees), a survey (97 answers), and several document analyses. Participants’ sample includes military and civilian personnel working on MSP or financial resources management. The results highlight that PAF’s governance model is mostly a classic Public Administration model that is not sufficiently suited to answer its integrative needs. This study identifies the main obstacles of Defence Military Branches’ integration and provide theoretical propositions to frame collaborative governance in Public Administration. It also shows evidence to back up the importance of collaborative governance models, supported on interdependent networks, and argue the impact that non-rational factors (such as organizational culture) can have in public entities’ governance.

摘要

资源短缺威胁着武装部队的特派团的完成，因此敦促他们加强其分支机构的整合，以提高整体效率。但是，先前的研究指出了葡萄牙武装部队（PAF）治理中的几个问题，这些问题已威胁到预期的整合效果。因此，我们在军事战略计划（MSP）级别分析PAF的治理模型，以了解其适合PAF当前和将来的需求。我们通过案例研究分析，进行结构化和半结构化访谈（15名受访者），调查（97个答案）以及几种文档分析，采用混合方法，扩展了国防合作治理的理论理解。参与者的样本包括从事MSP或财务资源管理的军事和文职人员。结果表明，PAF的治理模型主要是经典的公共管理模型，不足以满足其综合需求。这项研究确定了国防军事部门整合的主要障碍，并为构建公共管理中的协作治理提供了理论上的建议。它还显示了证据来支持受相互依赖的网络支持的协作治理模型的重要性，并论证了非理性因素（例如组织文化）可能对公共实体的治理产生的影响。结果表明，PAF的治理模型主要是经典的公共管理模型，不足以满足其综合需求。这项研究确定了国防军事部门整合的主要障碍，并为构建公共管理中的协作治理提供了理论上的建议。它还显示了证据来支持受相互依赖的网络支持的协作治理模型的重要性，并论证了非理性因素（例如组织文化）可能对公共实体的治理产生的影响。结果表明，PAF的治理模型主要是经典的公共管理模型，不足以满足其综合需求。这项研究确定了国防军事部门整合的主要障碍，并为构建公共管理中的协作治理提供了理论上的建议。它还显示了证据来支持受相互依赖的网络支持的协作治理模型的重要性，并论证了非理性因素（例如组织文化）可能对公共实体的治理产生的影响。