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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why Participants Leave Collaborative Governance Arrangements

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ID6294345
AuthorsXin Chen (0000-0001-7221-0056, Sun Yat-sen University), Andrew Sullivan (0000-0001-7865-9380, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, corresponding author), Andrew A Sullivan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Year2023
Volume33
Issue2
Pages246-261
Publication date2023-03-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jopart/muac024
OpenAlexW4226168436
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited46

What drives collaborating participants to leave collaborative arrangements? Collaboration is a dynamic and emergent process rather than a static condition. Previous studies focus on collaboration’s emergence and performance; few empirical studies examine why participants stop collaborating. We address this question by studying how the history and structure of the Illinois enterprise zone program relate to local governments’ renewing enterprise zone arrangements. We formulate hypotheses and provide empirical analysis at both the collaboration and individual participant levels to understand what relates to dropout. Using probit models, we provide evidence that participants of collaboration are less likely to drop out if the previous performance has been high when controlling for observable factors. Collaboration’s resource balance, stability, and participant similarity also relate to a lower likelihood of a participant’s dropping out of a collaboration. These findings shed light on the development of collaborative governance life cycle, particularly relating to later stages of collaboration

Business · Collaborative governance · Corporate governance · Econometrics · Economics · Empirical research · Management · Participant observation · Political science · Probit model · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research · Public-Private Partnership Projects

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year4,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
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