While we have increasing knowledge of causes and effects of municipal corporatization, we know relatively little about governance of municipally owned corporations (MOCs). The literature has pointed to various governance problems that can occur when MOCs are owned by multiple municipalities. We conduct six case studies into Dutch jointly owned MOCs to understand governance problems that occur in these MOCs and coordination mechanisms used to overcome these problems. We find various governance problems, including free-riding and duplication in governance and lobbying of MOCs. We also find coordination mechanisms in place that help bridge differences in interests between municipalities, wherein local civil services play a particularly large role. The result is a level of consensus and stewardship in MOCs, regardless of context. However, this is undermined by interventions of municipal councils of individual municipal owners in private-law MOCs, and the conflict of interest of the municipal executive board as both principal and agent in public-law MOCs.

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与独立组织中的多个负责人打交道：对荷兰市政公司的定性研究

虽然我们对市政公司化的原因和影响的了解越来越多，但我们对市政公司（MOC）的治理却知之甚少。文献指出了当 MOC 由多个市政当局拥有时可能出现的各种治理问题。我们对荷兰共同拥有的 MOC 进行了六个案例研究，以了解这些 MOC 中出现的治理问题以及用于克服这些问题的协调机制。我们发现了各种治理问题，包括在治理中的搭便车和重复以及对 MOC 的游说。我们还发现协调机制有助于弥合城市之间的利益差异，其中地方公务员发挥着特别重要的作用。结果是 MOC 中的共识和管理水平，无论背景如何。然而，