Publication
Title
In search for inclusiveness : vertical complexity in public-nonprofit networks
Author
Abstract
We examine how and why public-non-profit networks incorporate vertical complexity into their governance structures to allow network members to participate in the decision-making process. Our results show that public-non-profit networks establish levels of vertical complexity by hiring network coordinators and establishing group modes of governance (steering committees and workgroups). The representatives of the leading agencies state that vertical complexity is necessary in terms of balancing inclusiveness and efficiency in the network. The network members confirm that next to coordinators acting as stewards and mediators, group modes of governance are equally important for counterbalancing the uneven distribution of decision-making power and for restoring trust.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Public management review. - Londen
Publication
Abingdon : Routledge journals, taylor & francis ltd , 2019
ISSN
1471-9037 [print]
1471-9045 [online]
DOI
10.1080/14719037.2019.1668471
Volume/pages
2019 , p. 1-21
ISI
000488496200001
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Publication type
Subject
Law 
Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 08.11.2019
Last edited 02.01.2025
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