Public Servants’ Approach to Success Factors of Partnership in Local Government Cover Image

Tarnautojų požiūris į partnerystę skatinančius veiksnius vietos savivaldoje
Public Servants’ Approach to Success Factors of Partnership in Local Government

Author(s): Agota Giedrė Raišienė
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Mykolas Romeris University
Keywords: partnership; local government; inter-organisational collaboration

Summary/Abstract: Inter-organisational partnerships bring enormous benefit to the widest circle of stakeholders. Nevertheless, agreeing to collaborate does not automatically ensure success of the partnership and give a positive social, economical or even organisational impact. According to the scientists, institutional interferences, economic or government disincentives and decision-making handicaps could create significant obstacles to partnership efficiency. The article examines success factors of the inter-organisational partnership effectiveness in local government, with reference to an opinion of Lithuania’s local government representatives. The partnerships’ success factors indicated by the Lithuanian practitioners coincide with the ones formulated by foreign researchers. However, they are slowly put into practice because of systemic and managerial impediments preventing inter-organisational partnership.

  • Issue Year: 10/2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 659-667
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English