Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2012
Keywords
contracting relationship, collaboration, collaborative relationship strength
Abstract
This article focuses on collaborative relationships between contractors and government agencies and explores which contract characteristics, contractor traits, and environmental factors are associated with the development of such relationships. The study uses data from the Partnership Impact Research Project, a three-round longitudinal survey of over one hundred child care centers and Head Start agencies in Ohio. Our findings suggest that stronger collaborative contracting relationships are associated with greater contract specificity, better contractor service quality, and contractor affiliation with a larger organization. On the other hand, a contractor’s financial autonomy and nonprofit status are negatively related to collaborative relationship strength. We also find that a contractor’s internal management capacity is positively associated with the development of shared procedures governing contractual relationships.
Publisher Attribution
The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in American Review of Public Administration, 42(3)/2012 published by SAGE Publishing, All rights reserved.
Amirkhanyan, A. A., Kim, H. J., & Lambright, K. T. (2012). Closer Than “Arms Length” Understanding the Factors Associated With Collaborative Contracting. The American Review of Public Administration, 42(3), 341-366. doi: 10.1177/0275074011402319
Recommended Citation
Amirkhanyan, Anna A.; Kim, Hyun Joon; and Lambright, Kristina T., "Closer Than “Arms Length”: Understanding the Factors Associated With Collaborative Contracting" (2012). Public Administration Faculty Scholarship. 23.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/public_admin_fac/23