Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 3rd Edition
This third edition of Collaboration: What Makes It Work―written nearly 25 years after the first edition was published―is an example of the enduring importance of collaboration.
Reaction to the first edition, published in 1992, showed that researchers and practitioners alike found it a useful tool. They appreciated its emphasis on providing a practical reference for decision-making that built upon credible, research-based information. The 21st century has brought with it rapid changes and increasingly complex challenges. This third edition in large part responds to the complexity witnessed daily in the authors' work with community, nonprofit, and government organizations. It offers new research and insights paired with practitioner wisdom, adding a “how-to” perspective to help readers put the success factors to work. Nearly 25 years after the first edition was published, it is not just the "how" of collaboration that has changed―who we are collaborating with has changed as well. Today, nearly every collaboration involves some degree of working across difference. Bringing together diverse people, organizations, or sectors in a way that will foster collaborative success requires a unique set of skills.
This third edition will ground you in the factors that support successful collaboration and assist you in incorporating those factors into your work.
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Book details
- Author
- Paul W Mattessich, PhD, Kirsten M. Johnson
- Imprint
- Fieldstone Alliance, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 104
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Self-Help › Personal Growth › Success
Business & Economics › Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - Topics
- nonprofit organizations · community organizations · research-based decision making · partnership building · organizational success · government organizations
- ISBN-13
- 9781683367918 (Paperback)9781683367925 (Hardcover)
About the author
PAUL W. MATTESSICH, Ph.D., is executive director of Wilder Research and the author or coauthor of more than three hundred publications and reports. His recent books include Collaboration: What Makes It Work.
Mattessich received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota, where he serves as adjunct faculty in the School of Social Work. He has been involved in applied social research since 1973 and has served on task forces in government and the nonprofit sectors.
When not writing, Mattessich consults with local, national, and international organizations on strategic planning, organizational improvement, and evaluation, traveling regularly to Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom to work with organizations addressing youth development, community development, and the promotion of peace among divided communities.
Paul lives in St. Paul with his wife.