Public networks are purported to be more organizationally agile than hierarchically
structured bureaucracies, thereby seemingly offering such benefits as more efficient use of …

This article presents an analysis of different network coordination strategies. The article
extends network management scholarship by integrating sector-based differences within a …

This article contributes a strategic coordination framework for network performance that is
derived from reviewing and integrating disparate research findings about effectiveness in …

Networks contain complex patterns of dependency and require multiple levels of analysis to
explain their formation, structure, and outcomes. In this Element, the authors develop the …

How to make public networks really work? Scholars have recently answered this question by
emphasizing the importance of network management, trust and structure. Yet, studies that …

Assessing public network performance is conceptually and methodologically challenging,
because it is difficult to account for a public network's multidimensional characteristics. This …

As the use of networks in public management increases, more and larger questions expand
this research arena. In many ways, public network management is in search of a paradigm …

Networks form a key part of the institutional infrastructure of contemporary society and are
likely to continue in this role for some time. Drawing on a set of cross-jurisdictional network …

Background O'Toole's seminal paper in 1997 called for treating networks seriously in public
administration. He stated: Networks are increasingly becoming important contexts for public …

Purpose Public networks studies have widely diffused in recent years, but scant attention
has been devoted to network change. By endorsing the notion of critical crossroads to …