Inteorganizational partnerships as inchoate hierarchies : a case study of the community security initiative
By: THACHER, David
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, March 2004Subject(s): Desenvolvimento Comunitário | CidadaniaAdministration & Society 36, 1, p. 91-127Abstract: Scholars often view interorganizational partnerships throught the conceptual lens of social network theory. This article argues that some partnerships can be usefully viewed in a different way--as organizations in development rather than as examples of unstructured cooperation. Examining two partnerships between police departaments and community development corporations, the articles, shows how common problems associated with unstructured cooperaction led participants to formalize their collaboratins by adopting several features of formal organization. The findings suggest that many partnerships may look as much like hierachies as networks and therefore, that the social networks lens may offer an incomplete picture of partnerships
Scholars often view interorganizational partnerships throught the conceptual lens of social network theory. This article argues that some partnerships can be usefully viewed in a different way--as organizations in development rather than as examples of unstructured cooperation. Examining two partnerships between police departaments and community development corporations, the articles, shows how common problems associated with unstructured cooperaction led participants to formalize their collaboratins by adopting several features of formal organization. The findings suggest that many partnerships may look as much like hierachies as networks and therefore, that the social networks lens may offer an incomplete picture of partnerships
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