...Oemar van der Woerd; Wilma van der Scheer Purpose The purpose of this article is to unravel how managers amidst a policy transformation toward a networked model of child welfare make sense of a new leadership narrative rooted in shared responsibilities instead of siloed, organization-centered...

... innovation Networks Collaboration Scaling social initiatives – entrepreneurship with a social purpose (Austin et al., 2006 ) - is important to realize a broad societal impact based on successful small-scale experiments (Doberstein, 2016 ; Geuijen et al., 2017). A key factor...

...Shabana Naveed; Aisha Azhar Purpose With governance networks as the critical emerging feature of public administration, this article examines the structure, governance and challenges of networks in the public sector. Using complexity theory, this article explains that control-based relations do...

...Helen Reijonen; Jani Saastamoinen; Timo Tammi Purpose The aim is to examine the importance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) see in different network partners regarding successful tendering in public procurement, and whether this perception predicts the number of joint bids and wins...

...Daniela Cristofoli; Mattia Martini; Benedetta Trivellato; Dario Cavenago Purpose It is generally recognized that network management is a critical factor for network success. It is also acknowledged that different managerial behaviors are necessary in different network settings. Scholars have...

.../approach Public management and administration researchers need to integrate the scholarship on collaboration through systems thinking. How do we define collaboration? How do we distinguish among the categories of collaborative public management (CPM), collaborative governance (CG), and networks? How do...

... management and networks management perspectives from the other. Empirically, OLS multivariate panel regressions test the suggestions of the theoretical discussion with emphasis on interaction terms between PPP and the studied institutions. Findings – Evidence is found that good governance institutions...

... of community governance depends on the capacity of the actors within the system to develop and manage complex and flexible networks of relationships. Telematics ‐ the integrated use of information and communication technologies ‐ are increasingly recognized as fundamental to the development and maintenance...