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Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public-Sector Organizational Networks.

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Title: Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public-Sector Organizational Networks.
Authors: Provan, Keith G.1, Milward, H. Brinton1
Source: Public Administration Review. Jul2001, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p414. 10p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Subject Terms: *Civil service, Public administration, Public welfare, Health & welfare funds, Public health, Government aid, Organizational effectiveness, Finance
Abstract: Although cooperative, interorganizational networks have become a common mechanism for delivery of public services, evaluating their effectiveness is extremely complex and has generally been neglected. To help resolve this problem, we discuss the evaluation of networks of community-based, mostly publicly funded health, human service, and public welfare organizations. Consistent with pressures to perform effectively from a broad range of key stakeholders, we argue that networks must be evaluated at three levels of analysis: community, network, and organization/participant levels. While the three levels are related, each has its own set of effectiveness criteria that must be considered. The article offers a general discussion of network effectiveness, followed by arguments explaining effectiveness criteria and stakeholders at each level of analysis. Finally, the article examines how effectiveness at one level of network analysis may or may not match effectiveness criteria at another level and the extent to which integration across levels may be possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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