Facilitating conditions for boundary-spanning behaviour in governance networks

Ingmar van Meerkerk and Jurian Edelenbos

Public Management Review, 2018, vol. 20, issue 4, 503-524

Abstract: This article examines the impact of two facilitating conditions for boundary-spanning behaviour in urban governance networks. While research on boundary spanning is growing, there is little attention for antecedents. Combining governance network literature on project management and organizational literature on facilitative and servant leadership, we examine two potential conditions: a facilitative project management style and executive support. We conducted survey research among project managers involved in urban governance networks in order to test these relationships. We found positive relationships between facilitative project management and boundary-spanning behaviour, while executive support indirectly, via facilitative management, contributed to boundary-spanning behaviour.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1302248

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