Partnership Evaluation in Local Authorities in Spain

Fernando Matías-Reche,Víctor J García-Morales,M Eugenia Senise-Barrio

doi:10.4236/ojbm.2013.12004

Abstract

The current work aims to evaluate the partnerships of various local authorities in Spain. The work considers a number of theoretical approaches to partnership, and reports the results of a survey investigating the state of the partnerships that various local authorities have participated in to help improve training and access to the labour market for the unemployed. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to evaluate these partnerships. The main findings indicate that the main partner, the driving force behind the partnership, makes a more positive evaluation of the partnership than the minor partners, and that the partnership dimensions that are most valued and hence contribute most to the success of the partnership are Promotion of the involvement of collaborators and relevant outside institutions, and Basic elements and realism of the partnership, while the dimensions that are least valued are Emergence of a work network, and Evaluation and learning. We also find that satisfaction with the partnership is conditioned by the intensity of the collaboration.

Highlights

Forming institutional partnerships is an essential requirement for the effective delivery of services, both at the individual and group level
The work considers a number of theoretical approaches to partnership, and reports the results of a survey investigating the state of the partnerships that various local authorities have participated in to help improve training and access to the labour market for the unemployed
We find that satisfaction with the partnership is conditioned by the intensity of the collaboration

Summary

Introduction

Forming institutional partnerships is an essential requirement for the effective delivery of services, both at the individual and group level. Partnerships have some disadvantages for the partners, such as the time spent on coordination, or the difficulty in understanding the other partners because of their different perspectives, the joint use of financial, material, human, technological and other resources helps the various participating institutions to achieve both their individual and joint goals more effectively and efficiently. The current work aims to evaluate the partnerships that various local authorities in the province of Granada (Spain) have organised within the framework of the ACERCA III project, a programme that develops training and professional qualifications for groups of people, women, in various rural localities in that province. The work ends with the main conclusions and recommendations for improvement

Partnership Evaluation and ACERCA III Project

Research Methodology

Results

Evaluation of partnership

Development of effective communication

Collaboration procedures used are suitable