More Than a One-Trick Pony: Exploring the Contours of a Multi-Sector Covener

Authors

Madeleine W. McNamara
John C. Morris, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Journal for Nonprofit Management

Volume

15

Issue

1

Pages

84-103

Abstract

Today's managers must find ways to identify and sustain productive relationships within multi-sector collaborative arrangements. This paper explores empirically the activities of a convener based on tasks identified by Agranoff and McGuire (2001) and applies this framework to the case of Virginia's Coastal Zone Management Program (VCZMP). We find that the convener displays characteristics described by Agranoff and McGuire, as well as characteristics of traditional hierarchical managers. This research suggests that both sets of skills are necessary for effective multi-sector collaborative governance.

Comments

©2012 by Rutgers School of Social Work and Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Authors retain the rights to their articles.

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Original Publication Citation

McNamara, M. W., & Morris, J. C. (2012). More than a one-trick pony: Exploring the contours of a multi-sector convener. Journal for Nonprofit Management, 15(1), 84-103.

Repository Citation

McNamara, Madeleine W. and Morris, John C., "More Than a One-Trick Pony: Exploring the Contours of a Multi-Sector Covener" (2012). School of Public Service Faculty Publications. 31.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/publicservice_pubs/31