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 networks is a feature of both sectors, but in the private sector it is often characterized by partnerships and alliances meant to benefit a particular company or industry, whereas collaboration through networks in the public sector involve disparate organizations working toward a common goal and not merely to enhance the performance of one among them. Therefore, much of the work that has been published in the business management literature on collaboration through networks does not apply wholesale, without revisions, to the public sector. Mandell and her contributors fill that gap by bringing together academic and practitioner perspectives into a coherent, holistic examination of the operative processes in public-sector networks and network structures.
Networks and network structures by definition imply interactions among many organizations, individuals, or interest groups. The definition is broadened here to include collaborative efforts that take place within different countries as well as those that cross national borders. Going beyond the usual emphasis on the opportunities and promises of collaboration through networks, Mandell and her contributors take a hard look at such pitfalls and constraints as those involving power conflicts between individual and organizational commitments, the dichotomy between the need for flexibility and the need for rules and procedures, the difference between the needs and expectations of a national public and a local public, and accountability issues that arise from the need to satisfy outside regulators as well as the goals of the network. In addition to these unique contributions to the literature on networks and network structures, Mandell addresses the important but often overlooked behavioral (micro) issues--e.g., motivation, change, and communication--that tend to be drowned out by the overriding emphasis in the literature on structural (macro) issues. Reflects the latest thinking in the field and explores up-to-the-minute innovations currently being developed.
By:
Myrna Mandell
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 624g
ISBN: 9781567204551
ISBN 10: 1567204554
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 August 2001
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Overview by Myrna P. Mandell Models and Typologies for Understanding the Nature and Management of Networks After the Network is Formed: Process, Power and Performance by Robert Agranoff and Michael McGuire From Subnet to Supranet: A Proposal for a Comparative Network Framework to Examine Network Interactions Across Borders by Matthew Mingus Assessing and Modeling Determinants of Capacity for Action in Networked Public Programs by Glenn W. Rainey Jr. and Terry Busson Multiorganizational, Multisector, and Multicommunity Organizations: Setting the Research Agenda by Beverly A. Cigler Behavioral Implications of Networks Environmental Networks: Relying on Process or Outcome for Motivation by Lisa S. Nelson Bringing About Change in a Public School System: An Interorganizational Network Approach by Rupert Chisholm Lessons from the Field: Extending Analytical Findings--Experiences from the United States The Impact of Network Structures on Community Building Efforts: The Los Angeles Roundtable for Children Community Studies by Myrna P. Mandell Creating Networks for Inter-Organizational Settings: A Two Year Follow-up Study on Determinants by Renu Khator and Nicole Ayers Brunson Experiences from the International Arena Cross-Sectoral Policy Networks: Lessons from Developing and Transitioning Countries by . Derick W. Brinkerhoff and Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff Will the People Really Speak? A Networking Perspective on Hong Kong as It Attempts to Build a Democratic Political Infrastructure by Robert W. Gage The New South Wales Demonstration Projects in Integrated Community Care by Michael Fine Lessons from the Field: Views of Practitioners--Views From the U.S. Neighborhood Networks in Worcester: Partnerships that Work by Richard Ford, Laurie Ross and Mardia Coleman Reaching Consensus on the Tampa Bay Estuary Program Interlocal Agreement: A Perspective by Richard Eckenrod Thoughts on Motivational Problems in Networks by Nina Burkardt Views from the International Arena Empowering Communities Through the Use of Place Management by Illana Halliday Getting Things Done Through Networks by Shayne Walker and Catherine Goodyear ISKM (Intergrated Systems for Knowledge Management): A Participatory Framework to Help Communities Identify and Adopt More Sustainable Resource Management Practices by Will Allen, Ockie Bosch, and Margaret Kilvington Index
MYRNA P. MANDELL is Professor of Management at California State University, Northridge. She is recognized as a researcher and consultant in the field of interorganizational networks, network structures, and collaborative efforts in a variety of areas. Most recently, she worked with local communities in Australia and with the Ministry for Social Policy in New Zealand on the management of network structures.
Reviews for Getting Results Through Collaboration: Networks and Network Structures for Public Policy and Management
?A distinguishing feature of this volume is its exploration, grounded in appreciation and understanding, of the challenges faced by public sector managers in developing, managing and sustaining collaborative efforts by interorganizational networks. Researchers and senior level practitioners, in particular, will find this volume an enriching addition to the growing body of literature on this topic.?-Journal of Health and Human Services Administration A distinguishing feature of this volume is its exploration, grounded in appreciation and understanding, of the challenges faced by public sector managers in developing, managing and sustaining collaborative efforts by interorganizational networks. Researchers and senior level practitioners, in particular, will find this volume an enriching addition to the growing body of literature on this topic. -Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
