Abstract
Multi-stakeholder partnerships are an essential vehicle for solving complex societal problems. Agreements governing these partnerships often lack equitable partner agency in framing and enforcing multi-stakeholder agreements. This challenges the partner cooperation needed of partnerships to be effective. This theoretical paper introduces a new original model to measure and develop the cooperative capacity of multi-stakeholder partnerships so that future agreements involving the partnership are framed to share governance equitably among all partners and hence, increase partnership performance and effectiveness. The model provides a methodology to measure and develop the cooperative capacity of multi-stakeholder partnerships through key performance indicators that identify the cooperative state of partners and predicts partnership effectiveness in achieving common goals. The paper traces the theoretical genesis of the model, presents a comprehensive explanation of the model, and provides cases of the model’s application.
Highlights
The human species today faces existential threats from both people and the environment
Problems in international development such as refugee challenges, mass unemployment, weak infrastructure, food shortages, and COVID-19 are all examples of complex problems
This paper presents a new model for measuring the cooperative capacity of partnerships—the Cooperative Capacity Framework (CCF)
Summary
The human species today faces existential threats from both people and the environment. The description of cooperative capacity of partnerships is organized by nine elements: group identity and understanding of purpose, minimal recognition by stakeholders, self-management, proportional equivalence between costs and benefits, fair and inclusive decision-making, monitoring behaviors and performance, graduated sanctions, fast and fair conflict resolution, and the ability to adapt These nine elements reflect three precursor conditions: inclusion, common understanding, and trust for effective partnerships that are advanced by Franke et al (2021) [2]. The model provides a tool for measuring and developing the cooperative capacity of multi-stakeholder partnerships It informs partnerships about institutional weaknesses impeding the development of shared governance and shared agency in multi-stakeholder agreements. It provides guidance for developing the practices and processes needed to build truly collaborative, adaptable, learning partnerships that perform at levels higher than the norm. The following section highlights the need for the model by identifying gaps in the literature on the practice of using partnerships and their evaluation in international development and business
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