Connecting Organizations: Developing the Idea of Network Learning in Inter-Organizational Settings

被引:12
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作者
White, Leroy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Management, Bristol, Avon, England
关键词
network learning; systems thinking; social network analysis; multi-methodology; inter-agency;
D O I
10.1002/sres.923
中图分类号
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a form of analysis that is important in the development of inter-agency working and partnerships. Social network analysis is being seen as increasingly important in understanding inter-organizational life. The paper will introduce the idea of network learning, which is in principle a way of making social networks explicit and using an understanding of them as a part of a learning process for partnership development. The paper will also argue for a practice of network learning which integrates social network analysis with Soft Operational Research. This combination, it will be shown, provides further insights into understanding collaboration (a systems-level phenomena) in inter-agency networks or partnerships. These ideas will be described and reviewed in detail via a case study. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:701 / 716
页数:16
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