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INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION IN FREIGHT MOVEMENT AT THE PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH
by
Swati Chaudhuri
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(URBAN PLANNING)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Swati Chaudhuri
Object Description
| Title | Institutional analysis of stakeholder collaboration in freight movement at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach |
| Author | Chaudhuri, Swati |
| Author email | schaudhu@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Planning / Real Estate Development |
| School | School of Policy, Planning, and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-12-14 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 1 Apr. 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-04-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Verma, Niraj |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Banerjee, Tridib Meshkati, Najmedin |
| Abstract | The primary focus of this study has been the identification of the incentives and barriers to collaboration between stakeholders in freight movement at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (POLA/LB). Additionally, I also discuss how these incentives and barriers influence specific governance mechanisms required for the management of such partnerships.; In this study, I attempt to identify characteristics of the collaboration necessary for the alignment of institutionalized practices and information sharing between stakeholders. Employing a theoretical framework that combines new institutional economics and partnerships, I synthesize a theoretical framework that incorporates factors affecting partnerships.; To address my research questions, I utilized a combination of a survey of freight movement and interviews with key representatives of selected stakeholder organizations.; Using the theoretical framework, review of institutional context and data from survey and interviews, I argue that for the successful implementation of stakeholder collaboration in freight movement at POLA/LB, the following are necessary but not sufficient conditions. The incentives and barriers to collaboration, specifically, differences between private and public entities, the risk of mistrust and free riders and information gaps should determine the governance mechanism to monitor the partnership.; The presence of a large number and types of stakeholders, free riders, and mutual distrust between stakeholders means that the governance mechanisms should , a) be determined by contracts that try to cover substantially the risk from future uncertainties due to mistrust and free riders; b) have an independent arbitration body that maintains the mutuality and parity between partners; and c) relies on the pre-existing informal arrangements between stakeholders and industries to reinforce the collaboration. |
| Keyword | ports |
| Geographic subject | harbors: Port of Long Beach; harbors: Port of Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1066 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Chaudhuri, Swati |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Chaudhuri-20080401 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Chaudhuri-20080401.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION IN FREIGHT MOVEMENT AT THE PORTS OF LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH by Swati Chaudhuri A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (URBAN PLANNING) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Swati Chaudhuri |
