Managing Complex Networks

Strategies for the Public Sector

Walter J M Kickert, Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop F M Koppenjan, Walter J M Kickert, Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop F M Koppenjan

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 1997
• Print ISBN:
  9780761955481
  9780761955474
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781446231951
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
• Index: Business

Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental characteristic of modern societies and presents an overview of the strategies for the management of these networks, as well as illustrating the various strategies for intervention.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors’ Notes
• Foreword by Professor R.A.W. Rhodes
• Preface
• 1 Introduction: A Management Perspective on Policy Networks
• Part I Policy Networks and Network Management: A State of the Art
• 3 Public Management and Network Management: An Overview
• Part II Network Dynamics and Management
• 5 Managing Perceptions in Networks
• 6 Strategies and Games in Networks
• 7 Instruments for Network Management
• 8 Managing Implementation Processes in Networks
• 9 Normative Notes: Perspectives on Networks
• Part III Conclusion: Strategies for Network Management
• Bibliography
• Author Index
• Subject Index