Zooming in on labor market cooperation. A study of a failed project to support unemployed young people.

Autor/inn/en	Strindlund, Lena; Abrandt Dahlgren, Madeleine; Ståhl, Christian
Titel	Zooming in on labor market cooperation. A study of a failed project to support unemployed young people. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ein genauerer Blick auf die Kooperation auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Eine Untersuchung eines gescheiterten Projekts zur Unterstützung arbeitsloser junger Menschen.
Quelle	In: Social policy & administration, 54 (2020) 3, S. 410-426 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7643; 0144-5596; 1467-9515
DOI	10.1111/spol.12566
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmonitoring; Vertrauen; Rollenverteilung; Interaktion; Erfolgskontrolle; Arbeitsloser Jugendlicher; Projektmanagement; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Case Management; Kommunikationsstruktur; Kompetenzverteilung; Kooperation; Organisationsstruktur; Betrieb; Junger Erwachsener; Schweden
Abstract	"Purpose: The aim was to study the relational dynamics of interorganizational cooperation over the life of a labor market project supporting unemployed young people. Methods The methodological process followed the practice theory toolkit described by Nicolini (2012). Data were collected by ethnographical methods through the initiation, development and closing down of the project. Data analysis was performed in relation to three focus areas: (a) tensions between creativity and normativity, (b) processes of legitimation and stabilization and (c) interactional order. Results The results visualized how a lack of consensus and the presence of two divergent rationalities, a coordinating rationality and an empowerment rationality, within the project organization had major influences on the initiation, development and closing down of the project. Conclusions The study has, by using a practice theory approach, illuminated the complex dynamics of cooperative projects. The study highlights four central and relative conditions when setting up cooperative projects: (a) to enable open and clear communication, (b) to create an adequate structure for the project and clarify assignments and roles in the project organization, (c) to build trustful relationships within the project organization and towards cooperative actors, and (d) to prioritize steering and monitoring in cooperative projects in order to avoid the project deviating from its purpose." (Author's abstract, IAB).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/3