Governance for Collaboratives: A Guide to Resolving Power and Conflict Issues

In Governance for Collaboratives: A Guide to Resolving Power and Conflict Issues Joan Roberts explores: * Collaboration as a tool for change (not a panacea) * Member self interest * Using collaboratives as a tool to address complex problems * Whether collaboration can provide a critical mass for large scale change * The unique characteristic of a collaborative where "everyone has a stake but no one owns it" * The convening role * The tension for collaborative partners in wearing two hats (their own organization and the collaborative) * Having the right people at the table * Organization policies for collaboratives and its member organizations * How to address power imbalances * Unlearning traditional ways of organizing

• | Author: Joan M. Roberts
• | Publisher: Joan Roberts Consulting
• | Publication Date: Apr 06, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 234 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0986527106
• | ISBN-13: 9780986527104