Creating Public Value Through Collaborative Networks

The evolution of the first one hundred years of public administration established the pallet upon which we function today. Organizations of the 21st Century are challenged to emerge from their “silos” to function more effectively in complex environments. Their challenge is to create, sustain and maintain their public value that ensures their sustainability to tackle today''s and tomorrows wicked problems. This book examines collaborative networks from a number of perspectives including decision making, membership and the factors relating to policy influence on home organizations. Perhaps most critical is the assessment of the new skill sets that must be mastered to be effective in a collaborative network environment. Also included is a list of key contributors to the field of collaborative networks and an introduction to the new language of collaboration. This relatively new and emerging solution is examined from the perspective of “theory to practice” for the practitioner and “practice to theory” for the academician. It is a model that provides the lintels and cross braces to strengthen the pillars of administration.