Collaboration in public policy and practice : Perspectives on boundary spanners.
Williams, Paul.
Collaboration in public policy and practice : Perspectives on boundary spanners. - Bristol : Policy Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (188 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICE; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Policy context: intra- and intersectoral collaboration; Introduction; International trends; Terminology and definitions do matter; Motivation and drivers; Costs and benefits; Theorising collaboration; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 3. Structure and agency; Introduction; The structure-agency dichotomy; Boundary spanning and boundary spanners; Suggested further reading; 4. The role and competencies of boundary spanners. The boundary spanner as reticulistThe boundary spanner as interpreter/communicator; The boundary spanner as coordinator; The boundary spanner as entrepreneur; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 5. Challenges in the boundary spanning role; Does the work of boundary spanners require specialised knowledge, expertise and experience?; Does personality influence the role of boundary spanners?; Tensions and ambiguities in the boundary spanning role; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 6. Learning from the private sector; Early perspectives; Cooperative strategies. Alliance managers and managementBoundary spanners in public-private partnerships; Contrasts and comparisons with the public sector; Suggested further reading; 7. We are all boundary spanners now?; Introduction; Public managers as boundary spanners; Leaders as boundary spanners; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 8. Implications for policy and practice; Why does it matter?; Building capacity and capabilities; Managing learning and knowledge collaboratively; Implications for developing and training boundary spanners; Professional; Networking and communities of practice. Developing boundary spanning leaders and managersSuggested further reading; 9. Reflections and conclusion; Who are the boundary spanners?; Roles and competencies; A life of paradox and ambiguity; Perspectives from the private sector; Manufacturing boundary spanners; Future research agenda; References; Index.
Collaborative working explores the influence of agency through the role of individual actors in collaborative working processes, known as boundary spanners.
English.
9781447306306 (electronic bk.) 1447306309 (electronic bk.) 1447300300 9781447300304 9786613436955 661343695X 9781447308119 EPUB 1447308115 EPUB
343695 MIL 22573/ctt1t6xp14 JSTOR
GBC1C9162 bnb
017801014 Uk
Political planning--Great Britain.
Public-private sector cooperation--Great Britain.
Policy networks--Great Britain.
Politique publique--Grande-Bretagne.
Partenariat public-privé--Grande-Bretagne.
Réseaux de politiques publiques--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--General.
Policy networks.
Political planning.
Public-private sector cooperation.
Great Britain.
samarbeid offentlig sektor Storbritannia tverrsektorielt samarbeid
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
JF1525.P6 W55 2012
320.6
Collaboration in public policy and practice : Perspectives on boundary spanners. - Bristol : Policy Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (188 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICE; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Policy context: intra- and intersectoral collaboration; Introduction; International trends; Terminology and definitions do matter; Motivation and drivers; Costs and benefits; Theorising collaboration; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 3. Structure and agency; Introduction; The structure-agency dichotomy; Boundary spanning and boundary spanners; Suggested further reading; 4. The role and competencies of boundary spanners. The boundary spanner as reticulistThe boundary spanner as interpreter/communicator; The boundary spanner as coordinator; The boundary spanner as entrepreneur; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 5. Challenges in the boundary spanning role; Does the work of boundary spanners require specialised knowledge, expertise and experience?; Does personality influence the role of boundary spanners?; Tensions and ambiguities in the boundary spanning role; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 6. Learning from the private sector; Early perspectives; Cooperative strategies. Alliance managers and managementBoundary spanners in public-private partnerships; Contrasts and comparisons with the public sector; Suggested further reading; 7. We are all boundary spanners now?; Introduction; Public managers as boundary spanners; Leaders as boundary spanners; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 8. Implications for policy and practice; Why does it matter?; Building capacity and capabilities; Managing learning and knowledge collaboratively; Implications for developing and training boundary spanners; Professional; Networking and communities of practice. Developing boundary spanning leaders and managersSuggested further reading; 9. Reflections and conclusion; Who are the boundary spanners?; Roles and competencies; A life of paradox and ambiguity; Perspectives from the private sector; Manufacturing boundary spanners; Future research agenda; References; Index.
Collaborative working explores the influence of agency through the role of individual actors in collaborative working processes, known as boundary spanners.
English.
9781447306306 (electronic bk.) 1447306309 (electronic bk.) 1447300300 9781447300304 9786613436955 661343695X 9781447308119 EPUB 1447308115 EPUB
343695 MIL 22573/ctt1t6xp14 JSTOR
GBC1C9162 bnb
017801014 Uk
Political planning--Great Britain.
Public-private sector cooperation--Great Britain.
Policy networks--Great Britain.
Politique publique--Grande-Bretagne.
Partenariat public-privé--Grande-Bretagne.
Réseaux de politiques publiques--Grande-Bretagne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--General.
Policy networks.
Political planning.
Public-private sector cooperation.
Great Britain.
samarbeid offentlig sektor Storbritannia tverrsektorielt samarbeid
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
JF1525.P6 W55 2012
320.6