Screen LibraryNetworks in the public sector : a multilevel framework and systematic review /
"Much of our social, political, and professional lives are motivated and influenced by the relationships we form with others. Networks play a critical role in shaping beliefs and behaviors as they provide the context through which information is acquired, shared meanings develop, activity is co...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration,
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"Much of our social, political, and professional lives are motivated and influenced by the relationships we form with others. Networks play a critical role in shaping beliefs and behaviors as they provide the context through which information is acquired, shared meanings develop, activity is coordinated, and norms are established (Coleman, 1990; Friedkin & Johnsen, 2011; McLean, 2017). Given the fundamental role networks play in our lives, researchers have advocated that fields of inquiry adopt a network perspective (Considine, Lewis, & Alexander, 2009; Krackhardt & Brass, 1994; Robins, 2015)"-- Networks contain complex patterns of dependency and require multiple levels of analysis to explain their formation, structure, and outcomes. In this Element, the authors develop the Multilevel Network Framework. The framework serves as (i) a conceptual tool to think more deeply about network dynamics; (ii) a research tool to assist in connecting data, theory, and empirical models; and (iii) a diagnostic tool to analyze and categorize bodies of research. The authors then systematically review the network literature in public administration, management, and policy. They apply the Multilevel Network Framework to categorize the literature; identify significant gaps; examine micro-, macro-. and cross-level relations; and examine relevant mechanisms and theories. Overall this Element helps readers to (i) understand and classify network research, (ii) use appropriate theoretical frameworks to examine network-related problems, (iii) understand how networks emerge and produce effects at different levels of analysis, and (iv) select appropriate empirical models--back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | 84 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [72]-84). |
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9781009108416 1009108417 |
| Index Number: | JF1338 |
| CLC: | D035-3 |
| Call Number: | D035-3/S566 |
| Contents: | 1. Levels of Analysis and the Multilevel Network Framework -- 2. Systematic Review Process and Findings -- 3. Network Formation -- 4. Network Effects -- 5. Conclusion -- References. |