TY - JOUR
T1 - How do network characteristics influence network managers’ choice of strategies?
AU - Klijn, Erik Hans
AU - van Meerkerk, Ingmar
AU - Edelenbos, Jurian
PY - 2019/9/20
Y1 - 2019/9/20
N2 - As indicated in the research on networks over the last 10 years, network management strategies are very important for achieving results in governance networks. But what characteristics influence the deployment of network management strategies? Using quantitative data on network managers in environmental projects at local level, this article looks at three important network characteristics: network size, degree of hierarchy, and conflict level, and assesses their influence on three categories of network management strategies: connecting, exploring, and arranging. The results show that, for network managers, (1) more hierarchy leads to a stronger likelihood of choosing connecting, (2) a larger network size leads to more exploring and arranging, and (3) more conflict correlates with less use of connecting and exploring.
AB - As indicated in the research on networks over the last 10 years, network management strategies are very important for achieving results in governance networks. But what characteristics influence the deployment of network management strategies? Using quantitative data on network managers in environmental projects at local level, this article looks at three important network characteristics: network size, degree of hierarchy, and conflict level, and assesses their influence on three categories of network management strategies: connecting, exploring, and arranging. The results show that, for network managers, (1) more hierarchy leads to a stronger likelihood of choosing connecting, (2) a larger network size leads to more exploring and arranging, and (3) more conflict correlates with less use of connecting and exploring.
U2 - 10.1080/09540962.2019.1665828
DO - 10.1080/09540962.2019.1665828
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 149
EP - 159
JO - Public Money and Management
JF - Public Money and Management
SN - 0954-0962
IS - 2
ER -