Typology Of Collaboration Research Articles

The dynamics of cross-sector collaboration in disasters

PurposeThis study examines challenges to cross-sector collaboration in disasters. The authors use Malaysian flooding as the context for the study and offer a framework to understand different types of collaborators in disaster settings.Design/methodology/approachData were collected with semi-structured interviews, complemented with secondary data from government documents and news reports. The authors interviewed a total of 30 participants including six disaster aid recipients and 24 strategic and operational participants from 12 disaster management organizations. Thematic analysis was conducted including two cycles of coding, memoing and constant comparisons.FindingsThe authors present two key theoretical contributions: key barriers to cross-sector collaboration and a typology of collaboration in disasters. Key barriers include leadership approach and central vs local decision-making, differing levels of motivation to collaborate and the organizations' ability to collaborate in disasters. Despite these barriers, collaboration does occur in disaster settings. The authors suggest that the forms of collaboration may be driven primarily by differing motivations to collaborate and differing perceptions of others’ ability to collaborate, resulting in four types of collaboration: (1) enthusiastic, (2) mandate-driven, (3) reluctant and (4) non-collaboration.Originality/valueThe authors show that although the command-and-control model was dominant, organizations also attempted to improve disaster management efficacy through collaborative approaches. Central institutional agencies and their wider external partners are capable of using cross-sector collaboration as a strategy to tackle the complex problems post-disaster. However, pre-disaster relationship building will likely help organizations to collaborate more effectively when a disaster occurs.

Characterising the collaboration between academia and practice in UK environmental assessment

The UK has been one of the countries at the vanguard of developments of Environmental Assessment (EA) theory and practice. It is likely that this globally prominent position has been developed through ongoing collaboration between academia and practice which pervades teaching, research, and practice itself. However, the scale and nature of the collaboration is unclear, which restricts learning that might lead to encouraging and growing existing collaborations, not just inside but also outside the UK; therefore, the aim of this paper is to fill this research gap by characterising the nature of the academia-practice collaboration in the UK. To achieve this aim, a typology of collaboration was developed through literature review and used as the basis for a survey of research and publication active UK-based academics to both, validate the typology, and determine the nature of their collaboration with practice. The results, whilst biased to the views of academics, indicate a considerable range of collaborative activities that benefit both academics and practitioners alike. The resulting typology of collaborative activities might conceivably act as a template for knowledge exchange between academia and practice in the EA field. This template can conceivably be applied as a set of criteria to plan better collaboration to the benefit of academics and practitioners alike.

Typology of collaboration based on the collaboration structure

This paper aims to set up a collaboration typology framework based on organization structure. Considering initial stage of collaboration foundation and with a view to different features of organization structure, characteristics including ‘financial sharing’ and ‘interdependence degree’ are considered as two basic logics for the distinguishing of collaboration. Collaboration structure is further clustered into Informal Agreement, Legal Entity-Based and Contract-Based. On the basis of this cluster, a four-scale framework is constructed for the better understanding, which is confirmed to fit well with the actual cases. Thus, this work could be used as practical reference for the choosing of collaboration structure.

A Golden Decade

Abstract The five countries of the Nordic region have a common cultural and historical background. In the field of communication, they share institutions, conferences, publications and networks. In order to reveal how this shared tradition is manifested in scientific communication, the present text analyses the evolution of publication patterns of Nordic communication scholars by applying bibliometric techniques to over five hundred articles published in international scientific journals from 2001 to 2010. Different parameters were analysed: institution and country of origin, number of authors, typology of collaborations, topics studied and the level of specialization. During the decade under study, the presence of Nordic scholars in international journals doubled, manifesting the growing internationalization of Nordic communication research. Co-authorship patterns predominantly involve collaboration with Anglo-Saxon scholars, particularly North American. A high level of specialization was found in areas such as technologies and new media, which was reflected in the journals chosen as vehicles for publication

Rethinking a Typology of Watershed Partnerships

As the paradigm shift from command-and-control statutes to collaborative partnerships increases, public administrators, policy makers, and watershed stakeholders will become more dependent on collaborative partnerships to solve complex environmental problems. This article explores watershed management partnerships and suggests a new typology of collaboration built on the variable of governance. The typology categorizes three types of watershed partnerships as interagency governance, cross-sector governance, and grassroots governance. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of watershed partnerships through the lens of governance structure will enhance public administrator and policy makers’ abilities to provide the best approach for addressing a particular watershed goal.

El precio de la internacionalidad: la dualidad en los patrones de publicación de los investigadores españoles en comunicación

This article characterizes publication patterns of Spanish communication scholars in scientific journals. Different parameters are analyzed: institution of origin, number of authors, typology of collaborations and the number and target of references. In order to achieve its objectives, three samples were studied: non-SSCI Spanish journals, SSCI Spanish journals and SSCI international journals. The results reveal a dual behaviour for these authors depending on the national or international destination of their articles. Publishing in an international journal is usually done by authors from younger universities and implies multiple authorship, collaboration with foreign scholars and a high number of references to international journals. Just the contrary can be said of Spanish journals. SSCI Spanish journals are more defined by their nationality than by their inclusion in this internationally prestigious bibliographic index.

Revisiting Collaborations Between Nonprofits and Businesses

Collaborations between nonprofits and businesses (CBNB) are a developing field of action. Much of the research deals with the business’s perspective. Usage of third sector and nonprofit management methods is a relatively new field of research. This article presents a qualitative case study of a three year collaboration between a nonprofit organization (NPO) and a pharmaceutical company that focuses on the NPO’s unique perceptions and points of view about the partnership. The findings reveal that the most crucial element affecting the success or failure of a collaboration is the added value that the business partner brings to the relationship. Furthermore, power relations suggest that weak positioning might benefit the NPO. We introduce the Fields of Action Typology of collaborations between nonprofits and businesses that adds a content layer to current classifications of CBNB and is helpful for defining and examining the benefits NPOs can derive from CBNB.

"Con el dedo en la pantalla": el uso de un videojuego de estrategia en la mediación de aprendizajes curriculares

Un equipo multidisciplinario de carácter universitario (chileno-español) y profesoras de una escuela pública de la región de Valparaíso (Chile), llevaron a cabo una iniciativa destinada a diseñar y poner en práctica una secuencia formativa, que incorporando en sus actividades el uso del videojuego de estrategia “Age of Empire”, pudiera mediar aprendizajes curriculares correspondientes a los subsectores de “Comprensión de la Sociedad” y “Educación Matemática”. La aplicación de este diseño de clases implicó trabajar con 78 estudiantes de 7º años básico, los cuales realizaron tres tipos de uso del videojuego: nivelación, indagación y evaluación. A través de la metodología de Estudio de Caso de tipo Descriptivo se llevo a cabo la recopilación y análisis de datos que permitió caracterizar las prácticas e interacciones surgidas en la relación entre pares, el rol docente, y los aportes del videojuego. Los principales resultados muestran, por un lado, lo importante que es (i)qué los docentes aprendan a jugar, (ii)participen de una instancia de colaboración para poder diseñar nuevos ambientes de aprendizaje, y por otro lado, (iii)las tipologías de colaboración y cooperación surgidas entre los estudiantes, y (iv)las oportunidades ofrecidas por el videojuego para aproximarse a la realidad de los fenómenos

A model and typology of collaboration between professionals in healthcare organizations

BackgroundThe new forms of organization of healthcare services entail the development of new clinical practices that are grounded in collaboration. Despite recent advances in research on the subject of collaboration, there is still a need for a better understanding of collaborative processes and for conceptual tools to help healthcare professionals develop collaboration amongst themselves in complex systems. This study draws on D'Amour's structuration model of collaboration to analyze healthcare facilities offering perinatal services in four health regions in the province of Quebec. The objectives are to: 1) validate the indicators of the structuration model of collaboration; 2) evaluate interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration in four health regions; and 3) propose a typology of collaborationMethodsA multiple-case research strategy was used. The cases were the healthcare facilities that offer perinatal services in four health regions in the province of Quebec (Canada). The data were collected through 33 semi-structured interviews with healthcare managers and professionals working in the four regions. Written material was also analyzed. The data were subjected to a "mixed" inductive-deductive analysis conducted in two main stages: an internal analysis of each case followed by a cross-sectional analysis of all the cases.ResultsThe collaboration indicators were shown to be valid, although some changes were made to three of them. Analysis of the data showed great variation in the level of collaboration between the cases and on each dimension. The results suggest a three-level typology of collaboration based on the ten indicators: active collaboration, developing collaboration and potential collaboration.ConclusionThe model and the typology make it possible to analyze collaboration and identify areas for improvement. Researchers can use the indicators to determine the intensity of collaboration and link it to clinical outcomes. Professionals and administrators can use the model to perform a diagnostic of collaboration and implement interventions to intensify it.

Collaboration in Delivering Higher Education Programs: Barriers and Challenges

This paper, based on the perceptions of participants, explores the barriers and challenges built into implementing inter-institutional collaboratives for delivering higher education programs. One outcome of the data analysis is the typology of collaboration presented in the paper. The paper also includes lessons learned and suggestions for future research on collaboration.