Institutional Synergy and Social Capital; The Role of Institutional Synergy in The Management of the Metropolitan Region of Tehran

Institutional integration is known as the seed of participatory and Social capital enhancer in metropolitan areas, which along with social trust and institutional rules can bring a fruitful product of institutional participation and good management. But the main issue is to recognize the internal and external capacities of institutions in promoting synergies. In this regard, the present study with the aim of measuring the capacity of institutional synergy in the management of Tehran metropolitan area, has investigated and analyzed the capabilities of intra-institutional and inter-institutional synergy. Due to the nature of the subject, this research is applied research that has been done with survey methods. The required data were collected using a questionnaire and analysis by T-test, one-way analysis of variance and F-test. The results show that the capacity of intra-institutional and inter-institutional synergy in the metropolitan area of Tehran is higher among public and private institutions than governmental and public institutions. Therefore, focusing on more capacities of private and public institutions in order to exploit them and reform the existing power structure in the metropolitan area of Tehran with emphasis on more capacity building in governmental and public institutions becomes more important. Development of positive institutional capacities, decentralization of power of key urban stakeholders in favor of institutions with greater capacity, design of dialogue and integrated program between institutions and institutionalization of Tehran metropolitan area can solve many of the problems of metropolitan areas due to segregation and institutional conflicts.