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Facilitating inter-municipal collaboration through mandated collaborative platform

Evidence from regional environmental protection in China

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ID21723406
AuthorsRui Mu (0000-0002-5910-1354, Dalian University of Technology, corresponding author), Tie Cui (0000-0003-0262-2164, Centre for Service Excellence (CenSE), University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, UK)
Year2024
Volume26
Issue6
Pages1684-1705
Publication date2024-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Management Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-9037 • E-ISSN: 1471-9045
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14719037.2023.2212261
OpenAlexW4382536726
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited43

This article argues for the need to go beyond appreciating hierarchy and network as separate coordination processes. Rather it conceptualizes a mandated platform approach to facilitate inter-municipal collaboration with little collaboration experience and diverse interests. Based on a mandated regional platform in China, this article examines what an appropriate mandate is, and how network coordination evolves on this mandated platform. Practically, this study provides a potentially new coordination approach that integrates hierarchy and network. It also has important theoretical implications to enhance our understanding of hybrid coordination and collaborative governance in the public management field

Business · China · Collaborative governance · Collaborative network · Corporate governance · Hierarchy · Knowledge management · Mandate · Network governance · Political science · Public relations · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research

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