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1 online resource (188 pages) |
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| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
Collaborative working explores the influence of agency through the role of individual actors in collaborative working processes, known as boundary spanners. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Political planning -- Great Britain.
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Political planning. |
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Great Britain. |
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Public-private sector cooperation -- Great Britain.
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Public-private sector cooperation. |
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Policy networks -- Great Britain.
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Policy networks. |
| Indexed Term |
samarbeid offentlig sektor Storbritannia tverrsektorielt samarbeid |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williams, Paul. Collaboration in public policy and practice : Perspectives on boundary spanners. Bristol : The Policy Press, ©2012 9781447300304 |
| ISBN |
9781447306306 (electronic book) |
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1447306309 (electronic book) |
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1447300300 |
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9781447300304 |
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1283436957 |
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9781283436953 |
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1847428479 |
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9781847428479 |
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9781447300304 |
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