This paper examines the literature on paradoxes and tensions in interorganizational
relationships (IORs) and identifies how such tensions are managed in interorganizational …

To synthesize and examine the growing literature on mandated collaboration, we conducted
a critical literature review of the growing literature on mandated collaboration, asking what …

The systematic literature review takes stock of the empirical literature on the governance of
organizational networks. The analysis is based on empirical papers citing Provan and Kenis …

Background Political and managerial reforms affect the health sector by translating into
governance tensions. As identified in the public management literature, these tensions come …

Different public-private partnerships may exhibit various characteristics, yet we understand
little about the impact of imbalanced power dynamics among partners on the success or …

Purpose-oriented networks (PONs) are a crucial and prevalent forum for addressing
complex public issues. Using a longitudinal bipartite dataset of 74 PONs nested in three …

Scholars of responsive forms of governance tend to analyze agreements, arrangements,
and architectures. Yet, these forms of governance also require actual actors to act and …

Collaboration has become an imperative of many new healthcare policies; however, little
attention has been paid to how system-level narratives in both policy documents and the …

Collaborative approaches to governance, policymaking, and administration are believed to
provide means of adequately handling wicked problems. Simultaneously, many scholars …

This study sheds light on a commonly overlooked aspect in network literature: the potential
for hierarchized behavior within networks. Providing a longitudinal case study of decision …