A Manager's Guide to Choosing and Using Collaborative Networks

Collaborative networks are seen as appropriate devices to tackle public management problems like homelessness, child welfare, and terrorism. Since the problem is bigger than any organization, collaborating with other organizations is necessary if there is any hope of making progress in effectively managing the problem. Service implementation networks consist of intergovernmental programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and services for those who are seriously mentally ill, the aged, abused and neglected children, and the developmentally disabled, which are often funded by federal grants to the states. Information diffusion networks are a common form of network within any level of government.…