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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
Volume 68, Issue 2, Pages 334-349Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00866.x
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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 public, or wicked, problems. A fundamental challenge to effectively managing any public problem in a networked setting is the transfer, receipt and integration of knowledge across participants. When knowledge is viewed pragmatically, the challenge is particularly acute. This perspective, the authors argue, presents a challenge to the network literature to consider the mind-set of the managers-or collaborative capacity-builders-who are working to achieve solutions to wicked problems. This mind-set guides network managers as they apply their skills, strategies, and tools in order to foster the transfer, receipt, and integration of knowledge across the network and, ultimately, to build long-term collaborative problem-solving capacity.
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