Smith Kathleen N, Shaw James H, Bettinger Tammie, Caniglia Beth, Carter Tracy
Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
Zoo Biol. 2007 Nov;26(6):471-86. doi: 10.1002/zoo.20142.
Partnerships are essential for the success of conservation organizations as they strive to achieve the ultimate goal of restoring and preserving biodiversity. Now is a particularly crucial time to develop partnerships owing to increasing financial constraints on all organizations and the urgent need for species recovery and habitat preservation. This study identified characteristics of successful conservation partnerships between Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited institutions and related facilities, US and international governmental agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. One hundred and five AZA accredited zoos and aquariums or related facilities participated in the preliminary survey. Staff at 75 of those zoos and aquariums were interviewed by telephone for a follow-up survey. Respondents were asked which characteristics most contributed to the success of their past and current conservation partnerships. Data were analyzed in two ways: descriptive statistics and principal component analysis. Descriptive statistics showed that effective leadership, clear and consistent communication, and trust between partners were the top three characteristics that led to partnership success. Ineffective leadership by those in charge, lack of clear, consistent communication between partners, and unreliable or insufficient sources of funding were the top three characteristics that inhibited partnership success. Using principal component analysis, the variables for each question on the questionnaire were reduced to a smaller subset of categories. Structure, personalities, process, and commitment were the four principal components of successful conservation partnerships. The three principal components that inhibited conservation partnerships were: communication, partnership personnel, and partner inequality. Results gained from this research are sure to increase the probability of success both for conservation partnerships that have already been established and for those that may develop in the future. Zoo Biol 26:471-486, 2007. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
伙伴关系对于保护组织的成功至关重要，因为它们努力实现恢复和保护生物多样性的最终目标。由于所有组织面临的资金限制不断增加，以及物种恢复和栖息地保护的迫切需求，现在是建立伙伴关系的特别关键时期。本研究确定了动物园和水族馆协会（AZA）认可机构与相关设施、美国和国际政府机构以及非政府组织之间成功的保护伙伴关系的特征。105家AZA认可的动物园、水族馆或相关设施参与了初步调查。其中75家动物园和水族馆的工作人员接受了电话访谈以进行后续调查。受访者被问及哪些特征对他们过去和当前的保护伙伴关系的成功贡献最大。数据通过两种方式进行分析：描述性统计和主成分分析。描述性统计表明，有效的领导、清晰一致的沟通以及伙伴之间的信任是导致伙伴关系成功的前三大特征。负责人的无效领导、伙伴之间缺乏清晰一致的沟通以及不可靠或不足的资金来源是阻碍伙伴关系成功的前三大特征。使用主成分分析，问卷上每个问题的变量被简化为一个更小的类别子集。结构、个性、过程和承诺是成功的保护伙伴关系的四个主要组成部分。阻碍保护伙伴关系的三个主要组成部分是：沟通、伙伴关系人员和伙伴不平等。这项研究获得的结果肯定会增加已建立的保护伙伴关系以及未来可能发展的保护伙伴关系成功的概率。《动物园生物学》26:471 - 486，2007年。（c）2007威利 - 利斯公司。
