Inter-organizational networks represent social systems with a more or less polycentric
character. Such systems are in need of an adeqaute form of governance as well as network …

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

Organizational and sociological research dealing with network governance has mainly
focused on network advantages rather than on their problems or dysfunctionalities. This …

Since the early 1990s, public networks have been implemented in many countries to solve
'wicked'public problems, addressing such issues as health, social care, local development …

Networks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and
structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of …

Complex public policy problems require a productive collaboration among different actors
from multiple sectors. Networks are widely applied as a public management tool and …

This article provides a brief overview of the literature on networks and looks at what it has to
tell us about policy processes and public management. In essence the literature on networks …

Public sector organizations increasingly form interorganizational networks that rely on
technology to achieve what they cannot achieve independently. The governance of these …

This qualitative case study examines how the tension between control and collaboration is
managed in the relationship between a Network Administrative Organization (NAO) and the …