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作者:Hird, John A.
作者单位:University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
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作者:Moynihan, Donald P.
作者单位:University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
摘要:This article examines learning in networks dealing with conditions of high uncertainty. The author examines the case of a crisis response network dealing with an exotic animal disease outbreak. The article identifies the basic difficulties of learning under crisis conditions. The network bad to learn most of the elements taken for granted in more mature structural forms-the nature of the structural framework in which it was working, bow to adapt that framework, the role and actions appropriate...
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作者:Hird, John A.
作者单位:University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
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作者:Scheer, Teva J.
作者单位:University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
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作者:Weber, Edward P.; Khademian, Anne M.
作者单位:Washington State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
摘要:Networks have assumed a place of prominence in the literature on public and private governing structures. The many positive attributes of networks are often featured-the capacity to solve problems, govern shared resources, create learning opportunities, and address shared goals-and a literature focused on the challenges networks pose for managers seeking to realize these network attributes is developing. The authors share an interest in understanding the potential of networks to govern complex...
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作者:Durant, Robert F.
作者单位:American University
摘要:Prior research has leavened substantially our understanding of how, why, and with what consequences public organizations respond to pressures for administrative reforms. Left underdeveloped theoretically, however, is the hypothesis that agency actors may also assess the ability of administrative reforms both to advance their policy goals and to become weapons in battles within agencies for advancing them. To illustrate this possibility, this article analyzes how the Clinton administrations Nat...