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Revisiting old friends: networks, implementation structures and the management of inter‐organizational relations
Author(s) -
HANF KENNETH,
O'TOOLE LAURENCE J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1992.tb00293.x
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , context (archaeology) , action (physics) , realization (probability) , work (physics) , organizational structure , sociology , term (time) , public relations , knowledge management , epistemology , political science , computer science , law , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , statistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , biology
. Most of the current work on network analysis tends to concentrate on the relationship between actors and the context within which various actors engage in the formulation of public policy. Consequently, analysis of the inter‐organizational structures through which this policy is implemented receives less attention. In this article attention is drawn to questions concerning the management of inter‐organizational networks as the vehicles for carrying out policy programmes. At the same time, an argument is made for using the term ‘network’not only as an analytical concept but also to denote collectivities that are consciously constructed for the realization of purposeful joint action.