How and why network governance evolves: evidence from a public safety network

Dax D. Jacobson ()
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Dax D. Jacobson: Westminster College

Electronic Markets, 2016, vol. 26, issue 1, No 5, 43-54

Abstract: Abstract Public sector organizations increasingly form interorganizational networks that rely on technology to achieve what they cannot achieve independently. The governance of these public sector networks is complex due to the nature of interorganizational relationships and technology. This paper aims to increase our understanding of network governance by exploring the evolution of governance over the 40+ year lifespan of a public sector network. The historical case study is based on the technology affordance and organizational actualization concepts applied to three critical incidents in the history of a public safety network. The incidents provide evidence that technology and governance do interact, that timing matters and that future research is needed to understand more fully how and why network governance evolves and the implications of governance evolution on network performance.

Keywords: Network governance; Technology affordances; Case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s12525-015-0203-0

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