Network Research
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We’ve done a lot of research and written many papers over our decades of time studying networks. Topics range from network governance and communication to network trust and strategies. Here are all our peer-reviewed articles and other scientific papers free to read and use for non-commercial purposes. Check back for new research – we regularly publish new findings and papers.
Strategies to improve global influenza surveillance: A decision tool for policymakers
Background: Global pandemic influenza preparedness relies heavily on public health surveillance, but it is unclear that current surveillance fully meets pandemic preparedness needs. Methods: We first developed a conceptual framework to help systematically identify strategies to improve the detection of an early case or cluster
Nonprofit Resource Contribution and Mission Alignment in Partnerships
As collaborative networks become an increasingly common tool for public and non-profit managers to reach their goals, we conducted research that explores the unique contributions and attributes of nonprofit partners in these networks. Nonprofit Resource Contribution and Mission Alignment in Partnerships. Below is the abstract for the
Systems of Care for Children with Special Needs – Strengthening Health Care Systems
Current approaches to addressing the problems families face when navigating complex service systems on behalf of their children rely largely on state or nationally driven efforts around the development of systems of care (SOCs). However, operationalizing meaningful family involvement within SOCs remains a challenge, with
Data-Driven Management Strategies in Public Health Collaboratives
The objective of this article is to demonstrate a data-driven management approach to effectively implement quality improvement (QI) in public health collaboratives. Using a modeled simulation, this article utilizes network data to demonstrate strategic management approaches. Design: This article uses simulated data to demonstrate the
Increasing Community Level Social Capital: A Network Perspective on State-Society Synergy
“Can state–society synergy be created in the short run, or does it require historically deep institutional and normative foundations?” In other words, what role can an outside party—such as a government or state actor—play in constructing social capital when it is not a permanent fixture
Comparisons of Network Structures Across Public Health Collaboratives: New Perspectives on the “Silo Effect”
In a response to scarce public resources and the nature of complex intractable public health problems, there have been increased multiorganizational and multisector collaborations to address population needs. Building organizational capacity to better serve community public health and other public service needs is an important
Collaborative Performance as a Function of Network Members’ Perceptions of Success
Interorganizational networks are a common collaborative approach to tackle complex issues such as public health, national security, education, and poverty. While there is a consensus that networks are a viable approach to these issues, it is unclear what factors lead to effective collaborative performance. One
Dimensions of Connectivity in Public Health Collaboratives
A major challenge facing state and local public health agencies is how to partner with other organizations, agencies, and groups to collaboratively address goals in population health while effectively maximizing resource sharing of the partners involved. Today’s public health efforts require multiagency partnerships between both
Community Nonprofit Carrying Capacity of Nonprofits: A Network Perspective
Scholars have explored the idea of the determinants of the size of the nonprofit sector (called the community carrying capacity), as a linear relationship between supply of resources and the demand for nonprofit services. This in turn has fueled debate about whether there are too
Community Partnerships Addressing Community Resilience: A Network Evaluation
Community resilience has grown in importance in national disaster and recovery efforts, as have the number of community partnerships addressing community resilience. However, measurement of community resilience, particularly the content and quality of relationships aimed at improving resilience, is lacking. To address this gap, we
Institutional Factors and Processes in Interagency Collaboration: The Case of FEMA Corps
This article details the development and implementation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Corps program, a federal interagency partnership. We focus primarily on the factors and processes in interagency collaboration. While many federal agencies partner through fee-for-service arrangements and contracts, few contemporary examples of
Are Backbone Organizations Eroding the Norms that Make Networks Succeed?
Are these structures useful, not useful, or actually destructive? Each of the attempts at codification, it seems, comes with its own problems of misplaced priorities and blindness to contextual realities that are lying in wait to pounce on the best-laid plans. So it was with
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