Networks have assumed a place of prominence in the literature on public and private
governing structures. The many positive attributes of networks are often featured—the …

The importance and challenges of network-ing and knowledge sharing for attacking wicked
problems have been aptly described by Weber and Khademian in their provocative PAR …

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 …

How well equipped are today's public administrators to face the challenges they confront
from the involvement of businesses, not-for-profits, other units of government, and even …

A Brookings Institution Press and Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
publication A fundamental, but mostly hidden, transformation is happening in the way public …

Public policy makers and managers in public administration operate under a unique set of
circumstances that differ significantly from those in the private sector. Collaboration through …

This paper offers practical insights for public managers as they work within
interorganizational networks. It is based on the author's empirical study of 14 networks …

Government officials and public managers are encountering a class of problems that defy
solution, even with our most sophisticated analytical tools. These problems are called …

There is a growing need for innovative methods of dealing with complex, social problems.
New types of collaborative efforts have emerged as a result of the inability of more traditional …

Public managers who work in networks find themselves facilitating and operating in
multiorganizational arrangements—and often with the public—to solve problems that cannot …