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

This paper proposes a practice-based perspective on how managers resource goal-directed
networks in the public sector, especially those governed by a network administrative …

This article investigates the relationship between the connective style of network
management and outcomes of governance processes and explains differences and …

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

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 …

In this article, the authors examine the implementation of policy aimed to promote the role of
organizational networks and distributed leadership in the establishment and consolidation of …

This paper examines the control of networks, an issue that we believe is critical for
explaining the overall effectiveness of public networks. We first discuss why it is important to …

Network governance has received much attention within the fields of public administration
and policy in recent years, but surprisingly few books are designed specifically to help …

Governance has been a pervasive theme in the discussions of strategy and management in
the context of inter-organizational networks. To date, network researchers call for a dynamic …