Inter-organizational collaboration: addressing the challenge

Download
Author
Hocevar, Susan Page
Jansen, Erik
Thomas, Gail Fann
Date
2011-09Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
9/11 and Hurrican Katrina exposed the United States' vunerabilities within and across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries. A number of breakdowns in collaboration were evident: a lack of information sharing among agencies, confused inter-organizational relationshiips, competing roles and responsibilities, and shortcomings in leadership. In response to these inadequacies in collaboration, scholars have engaged in theoretical and empirical work in hopes of preventing another 9/11 and enhancing overall national security. Studies about the need to collaborate have been the most prevalent. Less prevalent are studies about the "how" of collaboration. To address the "how" of collaboration, we wanted to better understand the enablers and barriers to effective inter-agency collaboration, To address this question, we queried and conducted surveys with homeland security managers across a broad range of organizations and agencies to find out what factors contribute to effective collaboration and what factors inhibit collaboration. The resulting model of collaborative capacity is presented here.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
The benefits of collaborative processes for establishing all hazard incident management teams in urban area security initiative regions
Abbott, W. Thomas (Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09);In 2008, consistent with past practice, the Phoenix Urban Area began a collaborative process to establish three All Hazards Incident Management Teams (AHIMT) with a three-year timeline for project completion. In 2013, one ... -
Homeland security collaboration : catch phrase or preeminent organizational construct?
Kay, Raymond L. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009-09);Since September 11, 2001, numerous documents have been produced by various governmental agencies, and the private sector, addressing homeland security issues. Many of these publications identify a need to create ... -
Homeland security collaboration: catch phrase or preeminent organizational construct?
Kay, Raymond L. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2009-09);Since September 11, 2001, numerous documents have been produced by various governmental agencies, and the private sector, addressing homeland security issues. Many of these publications identify a need to create ...