Multi-stakeholder Partnerships

AbstractThis conceptual article argues that COVID-19 poses myriad global collective action challenges, some of which are easier than others to address. COVID-19 requires numerous distinct activities – e.g., vaccine development, uncovering treatment practices, imposing quarantines, and disease surveillance. The prognosis for effective collective action rests on the underlying aggregator technologies, which indicate how individual contributions determine the amount of a COVID-19 activity that is available for consumption. Best- and better-shot aggregators are more apt to promote desired outcomes than weakest- and weaker-link aggregators. The roles for public policy and important actors (e.g., multi-stakeholder partnerships) in fostering collective action are indicated.

Multi-stakeholder partnerships for transfer of environmentally soundtechnologies

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.043 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Karlijn Morsink ◽

Peter S. Hofman ◽

Jon C. Lovett

Keyword(s):

Barcelona’s science diplomacy: towards an ecosystem-driven internationalization strategy

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ◽

10.1057/s41599-020-00602-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alexis Roig ◽

Jia Liang Sun-Wang ◽

Juan-Luis Manfredi-Sánchez

Keyword(s):

Scientific Community ◽

Public Institutions ◽

Financial Capital ◽

Innovation Ecosystem ◽

Science Diplomacy ◽

Internationalization Strategy ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Internal Stakeholders

Abstract Urban innovation ecosystems are set to play a prominent role in the internationalization and governance of big cities. By harboring solid scientific and technological assets and attracting both human and financial capital, they are best suited to become the pivotal actors of effective multi-stakeholder partnerships between the scientific community, public institutions, the private sector and civil society. In 2018, Barcelona’s knowledge and innovation ecosystem came together to launch a comprehensive diplomatic strategy to put the city’s science and technology at the forefront of global challenges. This paper presents the case study of Barcelona and discuss the opportunities for city-led science diplomacy as a formal, institutionalized practice aimed to reinforcing the insertion of local interests in the international scene while favouring the open interaction between the internal stakeholders involved.

Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities - Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies ◽

Living Labs and Urban Smartness

10.4018/978-1-4666-8282-5.ch006 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 98-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Grazia Concilio ◽

Francesco Molinari

Keyword(s):

Local Governments ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Urban Living ◽

City Life ◽

Life Conditions ◽

Living Lab ◽

Living Labs ◽

Governance Models ◽

Urban Living Labs are socio-digital innovation environments in realistic city life conditions based on multi-stakeholder partnerships that effectively involve citizens in the co-creation and co-production of new or reformed public services and infrastructures. This chapter explores the growing phenomenon of Urban Living Labs and analyses the nature of related innovations in the perspective of ‘City Smartness' – a mantra for local governments worldwide which are having to address increasingly complex problems with fast diminishing financial resources. It goes on to briefly overview the urban governance models emerging in such environments and finally focuses on the challenges posed by these models as result of integration between the ‘technology push' Smart City vision and the ‘human pull' Urban Living Lab concept and approach.

Partner Strategic Capabilities for Capturing Value from Sustainability-Focused Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11030557 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 557 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Adriane MacDonald ◽

Amelia Clarke ◽

Lei Huang ◽

M. Seitanidi

Keyword(s):

Implementation Strategies ◽

Value Proposition ◽

Value Capture ◽

Collaborative Action ◽

Ecological Problems ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Partner Involvement ◽

The Relationship

As social and ecological problems escalate, the role of collective capacity and knowledge is becoming more critical in reaching solutions. This capacity and knowledge are dispersed among diverse stakeholder organizations. Thus, organizations in the private, public and civil society sectors are experiencing pressure to address these complex challenges through collaborative action in the form of multi-stakeholder partnerships. One major challenge to securing and maintaining partner engagement in these voluntary collaborative initiatives is defining the value proposition for prospective and existing partner organizations. Understanding the relationship between different forms of partner involvement and the subsequent resources that partners stand to gain is necessary to articulate the value proposition of the partnership to partners. This study conducts a survey of partner organizations from 15 different sustainability-focused multi-stakeholder partnerships in Canada. We compare three partner strategies for implementation and value capture and discover that each strategy is associated with different partner-level resource outcomes. Our findings indicate that product stewardship strategies are associated with financial and organizational capital, marketing and promotion with human capital, and internal implementation structures with shared capital. This study has implications for multi-stakeholder partnership researchers and practitioners because it suggests the possibility that certain partner-level outcomes could rely on the partner, as well as partnership implementation strategies.

The Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa: Investigating the need for multi-stakeholder partnerships

Development Southern Africa ◽

10.1080/0376835x.2018.1461611 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. 555-569 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lorren Kirsty Haywood ◽

Nikki Funke ◽

Michelle Audouin ◽

Constansia Musvoto ◽

Anton Nahman

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

Outcomes to Partners in Multi-Stakeholder Cross-Sector Partnerships: A Resource-Based View

Business & Society ◽

10.1177/0007650316660534 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 298-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Amelia Clarke ◽

Adriane MacDonald

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Value Proposition ◽

Community Sustainability ◽

Plan Implementation ◽

Resource Based View ◽

Popular Approach ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Multiple Actors ◽

Strategic Goal

The prevalence and complexity of local sustainable development challenges require coordinated action from multiple actors in the business, public, and civil society sectors. Large multi-stakeholder partnerships that build capacity by developing and leveraging the diverse perspectives and resources of partner organizations are becoming an increasingly popular approach to addressing such challenges. Multi-stakeholder partnerships are designed to address and prioritize a social problem, so it can be challenging to define the value proposition to each specific partner. Using a resource-based view, this study examines partner outcomes from the perspective of the strategic interest of the partner as distinct from the strategic goal of the partnership. Based on 47 interviews with representatives of partner organizations in four Canadian case studies of community sustainability plan implementation, this article details 10 resources partners can gain from engaging in a multi-stakeholder partnership.

Knowledge brokers in education: How intermediary organizations are bridging the gap between research, policy and practice internationally

Education Policy Analysis Archives ◽

10.14507/epaa.v23.2355 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. 118 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amanda Cooper ◽

Samantha Shewchuk

Keyword(s):

Public Service ◽

Research Policy ◽

Research Practice ◽

Knowledge Mobilization ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Widespread Agreement ◽

Intermediary Organizations ◽

Service Sectors ◽

Interest in how to better connect research to policy and practice is gaining momentum globally. Also gaining widespread agreement is the view that intermediary organizations have an important role to play in facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships between researchers, practitioners and policymakers in order to increase the mobilization of research and its impact in public service sectors. Knowledge mobilization (KMb) includes efforts to strengthen linkages between research, practice and policy in public service sectors. This special issue explores a range of intermediary organizations, networks and initiatives in order to showcase how research-practice-policy gaps are being addressed in different contexts.

Enhancing Livelihoods Fund: Final report

10.21201/2021.7253 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Value Chains ◽

Final Report ◽

Small Areas ◽

Food Supply Chains ◽

Extended Value ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Global Food

Over a quarter of the world’s population makes a living farming and working on small areas of land. These smallholder farmers contribute significantly to global food supply chains, but despite this make up a large proportion of the world’s poorest people, with many living on less than $2 a day. Between 2015 and 2020, Oxfam, Unilever and the Ford Foundation worked in close partnership on a joint initiative, the Enhancing Livelihoods Fund (ELF). The fund’s main objective was to improve the livelihoods of smallholders linked to Unilever’s extended value chains. It focused in particular on women, innovative pilots and learning. This report highlights key results and lessons learned. It is intended for NGOs, companies and donors who have an interest in improving smallholder-based value chains, especially through multi-stakeholder partnerships between NGOs and the private sector.

Feedback Loops and Facilitation: Catalyzing Transformational Multi-Stakeholder Refugee Response Partnerships

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132111705 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (21) ◽

pp. 11705

Author(s):

Jaime Moreno-Serna ◽

Teresa Sánchez-Chaparro ◽

Leda Stott ◽

Javier Mazorra ◽

Ruth Carrasco-Gallego ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Expert Knowledge ◽

Clean Energy ◽

Feedback Loops ◽

Northern Ethiopia ◽

Refugee Camps ◽

Dyadic Relationships ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Multi Stakeholder ◽

Translation Service

Global policies such as the recent ‘Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework’ call for a profound transformation in refugee response. To this end, collaboration with non-traditional humanitarian actors, particularly the private sector has been advocated. The application of new multi-stakeholder partnerships that transcend traditional dyadic relationships have been commended by practitioners for their ability to create stable services and markets in refugee camps. However, the adaptation of multi-stakeholder partnership models to the novelties of refugee response and the dynamics among partners in these complex arrangements requires more attention. This paper explores how the creation and development of multi-stakeholder partnerships can maximize the transformational potential of collaboration for refugee response, ensure the stakeholder diversity needed to provide basic services on a stable basis, and provide a facilitation function that supports the partnership. Using an action-case methodology, the focus of the article is on the Alianza Shire, Spain’s first multi-stakeholder partnership for humanitarian action, which was established to provide energy to refugee camps and host communities in refugee camps in northern Ethiopia. Our findings suggest that i) the active participation of aid agencies in the co-creation process of a multi-stakeholder partnership may increase the transformational potential of refugee response, ii) feedback loops and the consolidation of internal learning are essential practices for the effective management of complex multi-stakeholder partnerships, and iii) the facilitator plays a critical and underexplored role in refugee response collaborative arrangements. In addition, sustainability-oriented university centers may possess a particular capacity for nurturing the transformational potential of multi-stakeholder refugee response partnerships by generating ‘safe spaces’ that foster trust-building, providing a cross-sector ‘translation’ service, and affording the legitimacy and expert knowledge required to conduct learning processes. We believe that the theoretical and practical implications of our research may contribute to the effective fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals, specially, SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) and SDG17 (Partnership for the Goals).