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Network of Networks: Preliminary Lessons from the Antwerp Port Authority on Crisis Management and Network Governance to Deal with the COVID ‐19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Oord Steven,
Vanlaer Niels,
Marynissen Hugo,
Brugghemans Bert,
Van Roey Jan,
Albers Sascha,
Cambré Bart,
Kenis Patrick
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.13256
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , corporate governance , port authority , crisis management , network governance , port (circuit theory) , business , public administration , political science , telecommunications , computer science , law , virology , engineering , medicine , finance , outbreak , electrical engineering , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , terminal (telecommunication)
In this article, the authors describe and illustrate what they call a “network of networks” perspective and map the development of a lead network for the Antwerp Port Authority that governed organizations and networks in the port community before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic. They find that setting a collective focus and selective integration are crucial in the creation and reproduction of an effective system to adequately deal with a wicked problem like the COVID‐19 pandemic. The findings on crisis management and network governance are used to engage practitioners and public policy planners to revisit the current design and governance of organizational networks within organizational fields that have been hit by the COVID‐19 pandemic.