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- Title
The Growing Phenomenon of Partnerships: A Survey of Personnel Perceptions.
- Authors
Seekamp, Erin; Barrow, Lori A.; Cerveny, Lee K.
- Abstract
Partnerships have a long history in federal land management, particularly related to trail maintenance and habitat management; however, increasingly constrained appropriations and greater public demand have elevated the agency's use of partnerships from an alternative management strategy to a critical component of task accomplishment. Despite the growing reliance on partnerships to meet management goals, few systematic partnership studies exist. This paper presents survey data collected from agency personnel on 13 national forests identified using stratified random sampling. Results from 611 respondents (40% response rate) illustrate that agency leaders strongly encourage partnerships and partnership reliance has substantially increased over the past 5 years. While partnerships are widely encouraged, few incentives or rewards for employees' partnership work were reported. The study has implications for future partnership development and draws attention to both the need for finding an appropriate balance of partner reliance and the importance of internal support and recognition.
- Subjects
BUSINESS partnerships; SENSORY perception; LAND management; FOREST reserves; EMPLOYEES
- Publication
Journal of Forestry, 2013, Vol 111, Issue 6, p412
- ISSN
0022-1201
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5849/jof.13-046