Cross-sector partnerships to address societal grand challenges: Systematizing differences in scholarly analysis

Stadtler, Lea, Seitanidi, May M., Knight, Helena H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-214X, Leigh, Jennifer, Clarke, Amelia, Le Ber, Marlene, Bogie, Jill, Hustad, Oda, Krasonikolakis, Ioannis, Brunese, Priyanka Shah, Lioliou, Eleni, MacDonald, Adriane, Pinkse, Jonatan and Sehgal, Sarita 2024. Cross-sector partnerships to address societal grand challenges: Systematizing differences in scholarly analysis. Journal of Management Studies 10.1111/joms.13053

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Abstract

Research on how cross-sector partnerships (CSPs) contribute toward addressing societal grand challenges (SGCs) has burgeoned, yet studies differ significantly in what scholars analyze and how. These differences matter as they influence the reported results. In the absence of a comprehensive framework to expose the analytical choices behind each study and their implications, this diversity challenges interpretation and consolidation of evidence upon which novel theory and practical interventions can be developed. In this study, we conduct a systematic review of scholarly analysis in CSP management studies to develop a framework that contextualizes the SGC-related evidence and reveals scholars’ analytical choices and their implications. Conceptually, we advance the term “SGC interventions” to illuminate the black box leading to SGC-related effects, thus helping to differentiate between transformative versus mitigative interventions in scholars’ analytical focus. Moreover, the framework stresses the logical interplay between the framing of the SGC-related problem and the reporting of the intervention’s effects. Through this, we juxtapose what we call problem-centric versus solution-centric SGC analysis and so differentiate between their analytical purpose. We discuss the framework’s implications for advancing an SGC perspective in scholarly analysis of CSPs and outline avenues for future research.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0022-2380
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 February 2024
Date of Acceptance:	10 December 2023
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2024 09:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165761

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