000			01712nam a2200205 i 4500
020			_a9781108987462
082	0	4	_b3
100	1		_aNowell, Branda,
245	1	0	_aApples to apples _bA taxonomy of networks in public management and policy _cBranda Nowell, H. Brinton Milward
264		1	_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2022
300			_aIV, 92 pages
490	1		_aCambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system
520			_aInterest in networks in the fields of public management and policy has grown to encompass a wide array of phenomena. However, we lack a stable and empirically verifiable taxonomy for delineating one network class from another. The authors propose all networks and multi-organizational collaborative entities can be sorted into three taxonomic classes: structural-oriented, system-oriented, and purpose-oriented. This Element reviews the intellectual disciplinary histories that have informed our understanding of each of the three classes of networks. It then offers a taxonomic description of each of the three classes of networks. Finally, it provides a field guide for empirically classifying networks. The authors hope is the taxonomy presented will serve as a tool to allow the field to quicken the pace of learning both within and across classes. When we are able to compare apples to apples and avoid inadvertent comparison of apples and oranges, we all get smarter faster
650		0	_aPublic administration
650		0	_aPolicy sciences
700	1		_aMilward, H. Brinton,
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781108987646/type/ELEMENT
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999			_c10411 _d10411