Creating Collaborative Advantage

Abstract

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Collaboration and Collaborative Advantage - Chris Huxham PART TWO: RATIONALES AND CONTEXTS FOR COLLABORATION On the Theory and Practice of Transformational Collaboration - Arthur Turovh Himmelman From Social Service to Social Justice The Stakeholder/Collaborator Strategy Workshop - Colin Eden Cross-Sectoral Partners - Barbara Gray Collaborative Alliances among Business, Government and Communities PART THREE: COLLABORATION IN PRACTICE: KEY ISSUES Collaborative Working and the Issue of Sustainability - Steve Cropper Five Obstacles to Community-Based Collaboration and Some Thoughts on Overcoming Them - David Sink Involving the Community - Catherine Barr and Chris Huxham Collaboration for Community Development PART FOUR: INTERVENTION PROCESSES FOR COLLABORATION The Role of Facilitation in Collaborative Groups - Sandor P Schuman Group Decision Support for Collaboration - Chris Huxham Stakeholder Strategies for Positive Collaborative Outcomes - Charles B Finn Inter-Organizational Collaboration in the Policy Preparation Process - Arnold de Jong PART FIVE: CLOSURE The Search for Collaborative Advantage - Chris Huxham