Using the stage model of collaboration theory to guide the establishment and operations of community round tables : a case study of the Howe Sound Round Table
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lotz, Sarah Jennifer
issued: 2009-02-09T22:49:26Z
issued: 1995
related degree: Master of Science in Planning - MSc (Plan)
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Following the release of Our Common Future (1987), a National Task Force created by the Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers (CCREM), recommended the establishment of National and Provincial Round Tables. Shortly thereafter, local round tables emerged across Canada as an important community response to the promotion of sustainable development. Local round tables are typically multi-stakeholder groups that operate by consensus and work towards a sustainability goal. Many of these local organizations were formed in a rather ad hoc manner with very little attention focussed on relevant organizational theories, and to this date are still struggling to come to grips with their establishment and operations. Thus there is an urgent need to understand how these community processes work and to discover how they can operate most effectively. The goal of this thesis is to test the use of the stage model of collaboration theory in guiding the establishment and operations of local round tables and for assessing their strengths and weaknesses in these phases. The Howe Sound Round Table (HSRT) was chosen as suitable case study. Collaboration theory has been well researched by McCann (1983), Gray (1989), Waddock (1989) and others. It also offers an effective strategy for defining the issues, building partnerships, and solving problems with other groups in a manner that enables them to work constructively towards common goals. Thus, its application to local round table processes is very appropriate. Nevertheless, current collaboration models cannot be applied in their existing form, but must first be adapted to the needs of local round tables. A five stage collaboration framework is proposed. These stages are as follows: environmental context/issue crystallization, problem setting, direction setting, relationship building and monitoring. This proposed framework is then used to guide both the data collection and the analysis. The results include a comprehensive anal…
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note: USING THE STAGE MODEL OF COLLABORATION THEORY TO GUIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATIONS OF COMMUNITY ROUND TABLES: A Case Study of the Howe Sound Round Table by S A R A H J E N N I F E R L O T Z B . S c , Simon Fraser University, 1990 A THESIS S U B M I T T E D I N P A R T I A L F U L F I L L M E N T OF T H E R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R T H E D E G R E E O F M A S T E R O F S C I E N C E ( P L A N N I N G ) in T H E F A C U L T Y OF G R A D U A T E S T U D I E S School of Community and Regional Planning We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard T H E U N I V E R S I T Y OF B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A August 1995 © Sarah Jennifer Lotz , 1995 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date SrA DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT Following the release of Our Common Future (1987), a National Task Force created by the Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers ( C C R E M ) , recommended the establishment of National and Provincial Round Tables. Shortly thereafter, local round tables emerged across Canada as an important community response to the promotion of sustainable development. Local round tables are typically multi-stakeholder groups that operate by consensus and work towards a sustainability goal. Many of these local organizations were formed in a rather ad hoc manner with very little attention focussed on relevant organizational theories, and to this date are still struggling to come to grips with their establishment…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1995-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0086973
language: eng
degree discipline: Planning
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scholar level: Graduate
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identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4312