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Predicting Collaboration: Risk, Power, And Dependence In The Gulf Of Maine, Derek A. Katznelson
Predicting Collaboration: Risk, Power, And Dependence In The Gulf Of Maine, Derek A. Katznelson
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Collaboration among natural resource organizations and users is touted by researchers as an effective approach to managing common pool resources. To understand how collaboration works, previous studies in organizational theory have identified three variables: power, dependence, and risk. Relationships between actors can be represented by these qualifications of resources or threats and may predict if those relationships are in conflict or asymmetric in power. In this study, the Gulf of Maine transboundary fishery management network relied upon a dyadic influenced survey to quantitatively capture the perception of communication ties between organizations. Four kinds of dependence and three types of risk …