“Public Management in Intergovernmental Networks: Matching Structural and Behavioral Networks.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 14 : 469 – 494. For an early analysis incorporating both managerial networking and also structural networks, see O'Toole and Meier ( 2004b Work is proceeding on aspects of the first-mentioned subject as well, although this effort goes beyond the reach of the present article. Modeling the performance of overall networks of organizations, including efforts to manage the network, is considerably more complex than modeling the performance of an organization operating within an interdependent setting.
Networks and managerial networking can generate considerable benefits but can also have a less palatable impact that managers and scholars need to consider seriously.įor example, one might use nepotism, patronage, or corruption to overcome the fragmental structures of networks. The argument is supported with an analysis of performance data from 500 organizations over an eight-year period. This study reports on tests for differential impacts of managerial interactions of and with various network partners. This article shows that individual network nodes can work to bias the actions of the organization in ways that are likely to benefit the organization's more advantaged clientele. Research on such subjects is limited, and the practical results of such behavior can include lack of accountability as well as inequitable distribution of outputs and outcomes. They can use their discretion to shape network action in ways that are hard to discern-and therefore analyze. Likewise, managers involved in networking engage in behavior that is only partially observable. But even networks that operate in accord with the law often include covert, or at minimum difficult-to-observe, ties and pathways of influence. This work thus far has mostly emphasized illegal and violent forms of action. Recently, some researchers have begun to emphasize that governance networks can have a “dark” side as well as a relatively benign one.
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