Scaling Social Innovation Through Cross-Sector Social Partnerships: Driving Optimal Performance

Unlike previous work that has discussed cross-sector, multi-sector, or public-private partnerships at a conceptual level, this book scours the existing literature and explores real-life examples to demonstrate the practical characteristics that render these partnerships effective at tackling obstreperous social problems. The authors delve into the key formative features of cross-sector partnerships such as leadership, motivation, cooperative capabilities, and arrive at distinct characteristics that drive performance. The authors lay out a succinct roadmap for creating and maintaining viable cross-sector social partnerships, with instructive real-life examples that highlight how these partnerships can be executed effectively.

Melissa L. Intindola is an associate professor of management at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. She earned her Ph.D. at New Mexico State University in organizational behavior and human resource management. Her research interests include the micro-application of organizational behavior and human resources topics to collaborations of nonprofits, private sector businesses, and public sector government entities.