Beyond the Comfort Zone? County Government Collaboration with Private-Sector Organizations to Deliver Services

Jeffrey L. Brudney, Christopher R. Prentice and Joseph L. Harris

International Journal of Public Administration, 2018, vol. 41, issue 16, 1374-1384

Abstract: Despite burgeoning research on collaboration, the preference and choice of public managers to partner with other public-sector institutions versus private-sector organizations has received comparatively little attention. This study proposes that public managers are inclined to partner with other government agencies, i.e., within their “comfort zone,” and presents a model to explain when they may go beyond the comfort zone to collaborate with private establishments. Using an embedded case study design, this study examines how the professional background of the manager, characteristics of the government organization, and the “market” of potential partners influence the reported incidence of collaboration with nongovernmental actors.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1390582

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