Partnership Structure Research Articles

Partnership-Based Supply Chain Collaboration: Impact on Commitment, Innovation, and Firm Performance

With increasing numbers of nodes and links in supply network relationships, understanding partnership management and the required level of collaboration is important for sustainable supply network alignment. This study explores the impact of partnership orientation on partnership commitment and firm performance using a model based on social capital theory and resource dependence theory. It aims to understand the appropriate partnership orientation for the desired level of commitment and firm performance, including innovation, operational, and financial performance. Using a survey of 423 respondents representing three different partnership structure types (supplier, buyer, and parallel-aligned firms’ perspectives), the relationship between partnership orientation and commitment in enhancing firm performance is investigated using structural equation modeling. Additional analysis identifies the moderating role of commitment and investment exchange on performance. The findings show that positive relationships between both investment and contractual-based partnership orientation positively contribute to partnership commitment, but the direct association between partnership commitment and firm performance type varies by partnership structure. Furthermore, (i) investment exchange level moderates the relationship between commitment and innovation and operational performance regardless of partnership structure type, (ii) negative investment exchange signals higher firm performance from the buyer firm’s perspective, and (iii) positive investment exchange is absolutely necessary for financial performance from the supplier firm’s perspective.

Partnership duration and concurrent partnering: implications for models of HIV prevalence

Researchers and policy makers have argued that long-duration concurrent relationships promote the spread of HIV. The concurrency hypothesis proposes that concurrent partnering, particularly as manifested in formal and informal polygyny, is a primary contributor to the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigate claims that agent-based models of concurrent partnering support this hypothesis. Specifically, we explore how assumptions about the duration and network structure of sexual partnerships affect the results of agent-based models of HIV propagation. We offer new support for the contention that long-duration concurrent partnering can be protective against HIV transmission rather than promoting it. Additionally, we argue that the focus on concurrency has misdirected attention away from the key role of exclusivity.

Optimal structure and dissolution of partnerships

For a partnership model with general type distributions and interdependent values, we derive the optimal dissolution mechanisms that, for arbitrary initial ownership, maximize any convex combination of revenue and social surplus. The solution involves ironing around typically interior worst‐off types, which are endogenously determined. The optimal ownership structures are such that, with identical distributions, equal shares are always optimal. With nonidentical distributions, the optimal shares are typically asymmetric, the identity of the agents with large shares may change with the importance of revenue generation, and even fully concentrated initial ownership and assigning zero shares to the strongest agents can be optimal.

Partnership Structure in Agricultural Cooperatives in Edirne Evaluation of Cooperative Activities

Bu çalışmada, Edirne ilinde tarımsal amaçlı kooperatiflerde kooperatif ortaklarının özellikleri belirlenerek kooperatif faaliyetlerinin ortak olma üzerine etkileri analiz edilmiştir. Edirne’de 727 kooperatif ve 85.091 kooperatif ortağı bulunmaktadır. İl genelinde kayıtlı kooperatiflerin %40.90’ı tarımsal amaçlı faaliyette bulunmaktadır. Tarımsal amaçlı kooperatiflerin ortak sayısı payı il genelinde %75.06 dır. Bu çalışmanın ana materyalini, tarımsal amaçlı kooperatif ortaklarına sorulan sorulardan (anket) elde edilen veriler oluşturmuştur. Edirne’nin 160 ayrı yerleşim yerinde çok sayıda tarımsal üretici ile görüşme yapılmış ancak bu çalışmanın amacı nedeniyle kooperatif ortağı olan 471 kişinin değerlendirmeleri veri olarak kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi, rakamsal büyüklük üzerinden yapılmış çizelgeler oluşturulmuş ve değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Türkiye’de tarımsal amaçlı kooperatifler anasözleşme faaliyet alanına göre isimlendirilmektedir. Edirne’de de tarımsal amaçlı kooperatifler ana sözleşmeleri gereği tescil edilmiş isimleri ile (Tarımsal kalkınma, tarım kredi, tarım satış, sulama ve su ürünleri) faaliyetlerini sürdürmektedirler. Araştırmamızda Edirne’de tarımsal amaçlı kooperatif ortaklarının %86.29’unun çiftçilikle meşgul olduğu ve asıl geçim kaynağını tarımsal faaliyetin oluşturduğu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca kooperatif ortaklarının; %50.12’sinin 51 ve üzeri yaşta olduğu, %73.65’inin birden fazla kooperatife ortak olduğu ve %51.57’sinin ilkokul mezunu olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Edirne’de tarımsal amaçlı kooperatif ortakları, kooperatiflerin girdi satış ve ürün alış faaliyetlerini etkin bulmaktadırlar. Ancak kooperatiften satın alınan girdi fiyatlarını yüksek bulurken, ürün satış fiyatlarının da yeterince yüksek olmadığını belirtmektedirler. Kooperatif ortaklarının, kooperatif yönetim süreçlerine katılımı yüksek bulunmamıştır.

LOCAL GROUPS OF ACTION IN LOWER SILESIAN VOIVODESHIP

The aim of the study was to illustrate the idea of the LEADER / CLLD approach implemented under RDP 2014-2020 in Poland, with particular emphasis on local action groups operating in the Lower Silesia Voivodship. The study takes into account the role of local community-led local development in the implementation of the LEADER initiative. The source of data for analysis was available literature on the subject of research, national and international law acts and resolutions of the board of the Lower Silesia Voivodship, the National Network of Rural Areas and local action groups. The amounts allocated to a particular partnership give great opportunities for social initiatives. The impact of local action groups covers large areas and affects many people in rural areas. There is a problem in the area of shaping the structure of local partnerships. The sectoral structure of local action groups should be dominated by the social sector supplemented by the inhabitants.

Citizen Science Across a Spectrum: Building Partnerships to Broaden the Impact of Citizen Science

Environmental protection as a movement is broadening to both invite and require the participation and energy of everyone, including federal agencies, local governments, activists, and enthusiasts. Citizen science and community science, approaches rooted in non-traditional partnerships and diverse participation, are a strong approach to science, and they are especially strong approaches to a wide range of outcomes with direct impacts on the protection of the environment, from civic engagement all the way to enforcement action. There is evidence that institutions and agencies are moving towards more inclusive visions of their missions, and citizen and community scientists are motivated to engage. We propose a spectrum of engagement that defines opportunities for citizen science and community science beyond the participation of volunteers in institution-driven or scientist-driven research; we also provide examples of projects and efforts that have led to outcomes for each of the spectrum categories. We argue that the impact of citizen science and community science can be strengthened through the recognition of a wide range of partnership structures, including long-term community documentation, community pattern identification, community problem source identification, and advocacy to community. Citizen science and community science represent a more inclusive version of science, and provide a model for embracing truly collaborative environmental protection, as well.

Identifying health policy and systems research priorities on multisectoral collaboration for health in low-income and middle-income countries

IntroductionWhile efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have reinvigorated interest in multisectoral collaborations (MSCs) among the global health and development community, there remains...

Cooperation evaluation with the use of network analysis

The aim of the paper is to propose a way of assessing tourist partnerships using Social Network Analysis (SNA). The partnership structure chosen for this assessment was the ‘Wisła Tourist Organization’ (WTO) – a Destination Marketing Organization operating in the south of Poland. Collaboration assessment was based on discovering if, and to what extent new types of relationships between WTO members exist – and how big a part of the network structure they cover. It was assumed that the higher the extent of partnership relations in the WTO based on direct relations between WTO’s members including: business cooperation, communication, knowledge, trust, mutual understanding, dialogue, benefits from cooperation, and perceived fulfilled expectations, the higher the level of collaboration evaluation.

ANALISIS PENGEMBANGAN BISNIS MADU PADA CV ATH-THOIFAH DENGAN PENDEKATAN BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS

<em>Honey has many benefits not only as a medicine but also can be used as a food supplement. The market opportunities for honey business is still very wide open, this is indicated by the high value of Indonesian honey imports compared to the export value. Seeing these market conditions is one of the fundamental things established of CV Ath-Thoifah, si one of the company that develops traditional herbal products in Indonesia and basically using honey as the main ingredients of its products. The aims of this study are identifying business model canvas, determining the priority elements on business model canvas that will be developed, composing business model canvas improvement, and preparing alternative strategy to develop business of CV Ath-Thoifah. The respondents in this study are from internal and external team. The processing and data analysis utilize the qualitative method, identification of the current business model canvas, determination the priority elements to be developed use importance performance analysis method, SWOT analysis</em><em>, and designing alternative business strategy. The results show nine elements of business model canvas in CV Ath-Thoifah now. Key activities, key partnership, and cost structure are the priority elements that will be developed. Based on the results of SWOT analysis and FGD, the alternative strategies can be coclude: 1) developing business in big cities outside Jabodetabek area, 2) adding distributors and agents intensively, 3) establishing special partnership in information technology (IT), 4) applying Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) principles and BPOM certification, 4) increasing the allocation of funds in research and development field.</em>

Interorganizational Collaborations for Humanitarian Aid: An Analysis of Partnership, Community, and Single Organization Outcomes

This article explores collaborative activities across organizational and sectoral boundaries. Interorganizational collaborations are an increasingly common setup to address societal needs; however, current research lacks insights into such collaborations and their outcomes. This study contributes to the existing literature by assessing empirically perceptions of interorganizational collaboration outcomes, considering different dimensions that should be measured when planning and performing tasks of social interest. The article is set in the context of disaster relief, where actors from different humanitarian relief organizations within the public and nonprofit sector engage in collaborative activities. I describe how interorganizational collaborations create outcomes for (1) the partnership structure that is established, (2) single organizational members involved in the collaborative activity, and (3) the community targeted by the interorganizational operation.

Legal comparative analysis of the Roman societas and the contemporary civil law partnership in Polish and German law

The paper presents legal comparative analysis of the Roman societas and the contemporary civil law partnership in Polish and German law. The author analyses the origins and essence of a civil law partnership, then describes similarities and differences of internal and external relations between the partners of a civil law partnership. The analyzed sources are: the Institutes of Gaius, the Digest of Justinian, and Polish and German Civil Codes. The author stresses that the structure of the contemporary civil law partnership in Polish and German legal systems is still very similar to the Roman societas, mainly because of its common origin.

BUILDING EVALUATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES FOR HOME VISITING.

The goal of this current descriptive study was to examine the roles and relationships of evaluators with the tribal communities in which they work. First, we describe a participatory community research model with a strong capacity-building component as the standard for assessing successful working partnerships between evaluators, programs, tribes, and tribal organizations. This model serves as a yardstick against which we examine the success and challenges of program-evaluation partnerships. Second, we report on a survey of tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program leaders and outline their impressions of successes and challenges related to program-evaluation partnerships. Survey participants discussed the importance of working with evaluators who have deep investment in and understanding of the tribal community; respect for cultural relevance and honor for cultural ways; collaboration that includes transparency, trust, and translation of research for community leaders and members; a focus on strength-based design without losing the need to consider challenges; and relationships of mutual trust that can weather addressing stressors when issues of conflict, limited resources, and/or mixed expectations arise.

64 The Future of Burn Surgery: Data from the 2016 Burn Physician Survey

As the ABA enjoys the 50th year of annual national meetings, there is little to no detail available in the peer-reviewed literature that characterizes the current national physician manpower situation and compensation potential, and in a parallel topic, training opportunities and recruitment methods. What does exist documents minimal exposure to the field, surgeon shortages, and an uneven distribution of centers. An assessment of the current state of the specialty would prove valuable while planning for the future. A comprehensive survey was created to address 1) the demographics of current burn surgeons in practice, including training, partnership structure, coverage responsibilities, compensation, and retirement planning, and 2) the structure of burn centers training modules, including medical student, resident, and advance practice clinician involvement. Finally, three questions were asked regarding job satisfaction. Sixty nine surgeons replied to the survey call, 65 actively practicing surgeons and 4 retired surgeons. Demographics reflect representative involvement across the age spectrum, with all regions of the US were equally represented in the respondent pool. The majority of respondents (73.9%) had training in general surgery, with subsequent post-graduate training primarily in Surgical Critical Care or Burn Fellowships. Of the plastic surgery trained respondents (11.6%), the majority had additional Burn Fellowships. Two thirds of respondents have active practices cover multiple specialties and take multispecialty call throughout the month. A variety of models are used to calculate compensation. The vast majority of Burn Centers train residents; General Surgery Residents (89%), Plastic Surgery Residents (63%) and Emergency Medicine Residents (32%), though primarily all are residents in their first 3 years of training. Planning for succession ran the gamut from “not even considered” to “I have a junior faculty member to take over”. Finally, the majority of respondents would become a Burn Surgeon again if they had to do it over, and would recommend it to young surgeons as a career. A representative sample of burn surgeons from across North America sustain their practices in similar ways. Access to the next generation of surgeons is at an early period in their training (PGY1-3) which may prove valuable as surgical education evolves. Overall, burn surgeons express good job satisfaction, a significant point of interest as attention turns towards succession planning. Anticipating needs for the future of Burn Surgery requires an understanding of the current state of the specialty.

Eel Business Development Strategy in PT Laju Banyu Semesta (Labas)

The objectives of this research were to illustrate the business model of PT Labas with the Business Model Canvas (BMC) approach, to develop the business development strategy of the company, and to describe the development of the company. This research used a descriptive analysis method. The analyzing tools used in this research included the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis. The portraits of the existing nine elements of BMC of PT Labas describe the business processes that have been run by the company at this time. The SWOT analysis from these nine elements resulted in several alternative business development strategies for PT Labas. The strategies that can be undertaken by PT Labas management include operational improvement, core-plasma partnership with the enlargement partners, innovation & product quality improvement, market development, and business capital enhancement. BMC improvement is conducted by strengthening the elements of customer segment, channel, customer relationship, key resources, key activities, key partnership, and cost structure. The development of the BMC element provides changes to other elements. Keywords: eel (Anguilla spp.), PT Labas, BMC, strategy, business development

Analysis of entrepreneurship perception and business developmental strategy of silk in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the entrepreneurship perception and business developmental strategy of silk business in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.Design/methodology/approachThe study subject was the silk industry located in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The study population was 544 silk weavers running the business of silk weaving. The study sample consisted of 235 respondents. To prove the hypothesis stated by the author, the canvas business model analysis method was used to identify entrepreneurship perception, and SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis was conducted to understand the potential of the strategy of weaving business development in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.FindingsBusiness model canvas (BMC) is a complex business model that becomes simple through a canvas approach, drawing a sheet of the canvas containing a map of nine elements (box), allowing businessmen to identify the business potential. The nine elements of the canvas that should be understood and considered for running a business are customer segment, value proportion, channel, customer relationship, revenue steam, key resource, key activities, key partnership and cost structure. To improve farmers’ entrepreneurship perception, it would be nice for the weavers who run the silk business should constantly consider the nine elements of BMCso that in running their businesses, they can understand different considerations and create a progressive and developing silk industry.Originality/valueThis research is about merger two concept of business development in entrepreneurship to increase revenues, with the location of study as originality (no previous research for this relationship): Auditor in Wajo regency South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. Based on the background stated above, this study aims to analyze entrepreneurship perception and silk industry developmental strategy in Wajo Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Impact of Participatory Health Research: A Test of the Community-Based Participatory Research Conceptual Model

Objectives A key challenge in evaluating the impact of community-based participatory research (CBPR) is identifying what mechanisms and pathways are critical for health equity outcomes. Our purpose is to provide an empirical test of the CBPR conceptual model to address this challenge. Methods A three-stage quantitative survey was completed: (1) 294 US CBPR projects with US federal funding were identified; (2) 200 principal investigators completed a questionnaire about project-level details; and (3) 450 community or academic partners and principal investigators completed a questionnaire about perceived contextual, process, and outcome variables. Seven in-depth qualitative case studies were conducted to explore elements of the model not captured in the survey; one is presented due to space limitations. Results We demonstrated support for multiple mechanisms illustrated by the conceptual model using a latent structural equation model. Significant pathways were identified, showing the positive association of context with partnership structures and dynamics. Partnership structures and dynamics showed similar associations with partnership synergy and community involvement in research; both of these had positive associations with intermediate community changes and distal health outcomes. The case study complemented and extended understandings of the mechanisms of how partnerships can improve community conditions. Conclusions The CBPR conceptual model is well suited to explain key relational and structural pathways for impact on health equity outcomes.

Designing terminals that offer the flexibility to adapt quickly and cost-effectively to evolving processes

This paper looks at the use of a public private partnership (PPP or P3) structure to enable foreign investment to develop US$273 m of new facilities in a highly collaborative deal structure. The selected P3 partner was required to ensure that the government’s requirements and mandatory project features would be collaboratively formulated, developed and created as a balanced project between Bermuda’s public policy requirements and international investor expectations and requirements. Prior to presenting the scheme to lenders, stakeholder collaboration produced a scope that met the expectations of all parties; one of the real benefits of a negotiated concession, in particular where financing is marginal. With the priority of cutting unnecessary expenditure there was a constant challenge to the scale of the facilities and the operational performance. As the forecast growth was relatively modest it was agreed that the facilities should be sized and future proofed for 10 years after opening to avoid disruption during the early years of operation. Opportunities for increased collaborative decision making were revealed throughout the engagement process. Future airport development projects can learn from some of the missed opportunities such as further alignment on the cost/benefit model that this type of early collaboration during the project definition process could produce.

Evolution of disaster risk governance in Greater Manchester: a case study from the UK

In the face of 21st century challenges including globalisation, urbanisation, climate change and anti-microbial resistance, disaster risk governance must ensure top-level buy-in from city leaders. The Sendai Framework calls for focused action in strengthening disaster risk governance. Over the last decade Greater Manchester has transformed its disaster risk governance to reflect a more sophisticated understanding of resilience. At the start of this century, the UK experienced a series of crises that led to modernisation of its civil protection arrangements. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 enabled Greater Manchester to formalise existing partnership structures to strengthen the local platform for disaster risk reduction. This created the multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder Greater Manchester Resilience Forum which coordinates civil protection activities for nearly 3 million residents. The UK recognises that local and national platforms need to work together and this alignment is delivered through a specialist Government team working closely with the Forum. In 2014 Greater Manchester joined the UNISDR’s Making Cities Resilient Campaign. Use of the campaign’s toolkit led to a review of governance and renewed trans-disciplinary collaboration across multiple thematic local partnerships. A role model city within the campaign, Greater Manchester also participated in an EU-funded project (USCORE) to pilot the UNISDR’s Disaster Resilience Scorecard. Outcomes highlighted the importance of place-based assurance together with relevant metrics to inform decisions. This case study draws on this experience of strengthening disaster risk governance arrangements, a journey which will continue as Greater Manchester works with the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative.

Project finance risk management for public-private partnership

The development of public-private partnership in Ukraine in recent years has become very important as an instrument of anti-crisis orientation. The real economic situation objectively creates the preconditions for more effective use of this mechanism and institutes of public-private partnerships in order to ensure sustainable economic development, obtain new ones and improve the quality of public services provided to the population.The objective of the research is to identify the components of project finance risk management and to provide justification of effective and balanced sharing of risks between public and private partners as the prerequisite and the main principle of effective implementation of public-private partnership.The authors used the following research methods: systemic approach, theoretical and empirical methods of scientific knowledge.This paper examines types of investment project financing by banks based on public-private partnership. It defines the structure of public-private partnership according to sources of capital investment in the project vehicle. The paper identifies components of the risk management process in project finance. It proves that a balanced distribution of risks between the private and public partners is the key requirement and the primary principle of effective public-private partnership. In this way, the need for mobilization of additional financial resources for implementation of investment projects calls for extended cooperation of state agencies and banks as a part of the effort of economic crisis management.

The strategic value of data resources in emergent industries

In this paper we examine the strategic role of data resources in emergent industries. We contrast the resource-based view and the relational view theories to examine how data resources can help organizations create and capture value. We compare two organizations from two different industries to understand how different types of data resources can provide a competitive advantage. We also examine the role of strategic partnerships in capturing value created through the exploitation of data resources. We conclude that while data often serve as a required resource for entry into new markets, strategic partnerships play a critical role in capturing value created through the exploitation of data resources. The emergent partnership structures are remarkably similar across the two organizations. They target rapid market expansion through encapsulation of data resources within highly scalable web services and the use of standardized legal contracts. We also find that temporal decoupling between value creation and value capture can expose firms to the erosion of the competitive advantage gained through investment in data resources.