Table 1

Summary of identified network influences

Actors/NodesInterdependencePublic administration practiceReferences
Node 1Node 2Relationship driver(s)Direction of the relationshipFlow of authority across the relationship
SocietyMicro-municipal Administration
  • Higher unemployment

  • Lower fiscal pressure

  • Higher per capita income

NegativeCommand and controlFinancial managementLara-Rubio et al. (2022) 
  • Poverty reduction

  • Connections with towns

PositiveCommand and controlUrban regenerationTang et al. (2023) 
  • Higher population

  • Lower unemployment

PositiveCommand and controlTransparencyZagrapan and Spáč (2022) 
StakeholdersMicro-municipal Administration
  • Highly complete and formalised interlocal agreements

PositiveConcession and compromiseInter-administrative relationshipsPrevitali (2015)
Yi et al. (2018)
Zhang and Holzer (2020) 
  • Mandatory inter-municipal cooperation (IMC)

PositiveConcession and compromiseInter-administrative relationshipsGiacomini et al. (2018) 
  • Stakeholder participation in local development

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationUrban regenerationSara and Saputra (2021)
Vitálišová et al. (2021) 
  • Community leadership

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationInter-administrative relationshipsSteenbergen (2016)
Liu and Han (2023) 
ResidentsMicro-municipal Administration
  • Public assemblies and forums

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationFinancial managementJayawarsa et al. (2021)
Sonbay et al. (2022) 
  • Micro-municipal elections

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationPublic service commitmentTan and Qiushui (2007) 
  • Collective self-governance

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationUrban regenerationKondratyev and Fadeeva (2021)
Zhang et al. (2022) 
AdministratorsMicro-municipal Administration and Stakeholders
  • Family support

  • Cooperative working environment

  • Female municipal leadership

PositiveConcession and compromiseTransparencyPamungkas et al. (2020),
Benito et al. (2021), Zagrapan and Spáč (2022) 
  • Public service motivation

PositiveConcession and compromisePublic service commitmentLiu et al. (2022) 
  • Appointing public volunteer board

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationPublic service commitmentDougherty and Easton (2011) 
Micro-municipal AdministrationStakeholders
  • Good administration principles

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationInter-administrative relationshipsZaitul et al. (2023) 
  • Designing of micro-municipal regulations

NegativeCommand and controlInter-administrative relationshipsFatimah et al. (2023) 
  • Adopting tailored policies

PositiveCollaboration and cooperationUrban regenerationPera (2021), Xiao et al. (2022) 
Micro-municipal AdministrationResidents
  • Management efficiency

  • Low voter turnout

  • Low corruption levels

PositiveConcession and compromiseTransparencyBeeri et al. (2019)
Benito et al. (2021), Sofyani et al. (2023) 
  • Negotiable administration

PositiveConcession and compromiseUrban regenerationKasymova and Schachter (2014)
Hidayat et al. (2019)
Zhang et al. (2019)
Annahar et al. (2023) 

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration

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