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WHAT MAKES GOVERNANCE NETWORKS WORK? A FUZZY SET QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 14 DUTCH SPATIAL PLANNING PROJECTS
Author(s) -
VERWEIJ STEFAN,
KLIJN ERIKHANS,
EDELENBOS JURIAN,
VAN BUUREN ARWIN
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/padm.12007
Subject(s) - stakeholder , qualitative comparative analysis , corporate governance , stakeholder analysis , process management , adaptive management , stakeholder management , set (abstract data type) , work (physics) , computer science , business , knowledge management , management science , environmental resource management , public relations , economics , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , finance , machine learning , programming language
Many studies have been conducted to determine the conditions that contribute to the satisfactory outcome of decision‐making processes in governance networks. In this article, we explore how the interaction of three such conditions – network complexity, network management, and stakeholder involvement – results in stakeholder satisfaction. We use fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis – a relatively new approach in public administration research – to systematically compare the decision‐making processes and outcomes of 14 Dutch spatial planning projects. Our analysis points to three combinations that result in stakeholder satisfaction: network complexity combined with adaptive management; stakeholder involvement combined with adaptive management; and low complexity combined with both limited stakeholder involvement and closed network management.