Apples to apples : a taxonomy of networks in public management and policy

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Apples to apples : a taxonomy of networks in public management and policy

Branda Nowell, H. Brinton Milward

(Cambridge elements, . Elements in public and nonprofit administration / edited by Andrew Whitford, Robert Christensen)

Cambridge University Press, 2022

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"PMRA, Public Management Research Association"

Includes bibliographical references (p. [78]-92)

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Description

Interest in networks in the fields of public management and policy has grown to encompass a wide array of phenomena. However, we lack a stable and empirically verifiable taxonomy for delineating one network class from another. The authors propose all networks and multi-organizational collaborative entities can be sorted into three taxonomic classes: structural-oriented, system-oriented, and purpose-oriented. This Element reviews the intellectual disciplinary histories that have informed our understanding of each of the three classes of networks. It then offers a taxonomic description of each of the three classes of networks. Finally, it provides a field guide for empirically classifying networks. The authors hope is the taxonomy presented will serve as a tool to allow the field to quicken the pace of learning both within and across classes. When we are able to compare apples to apples and avoid inadvertent comparison of apples and oranges, we all get smarter faster.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Why Do We Need a Taxonomy in the Study of Networks?
  • 2. The Intellectual Development of Three Disciplinary Lenses on Networks
  • 3. Structural-Oriented Networks
  • 4. System-Oriented Networks
  • 5. Purpose-Oriented Networks
  • 6. The Pocket Field Guide to Studying Networks.

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  • NCID
    BD01133719
  • ISBN
    • 9781108987462
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    92 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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