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Collaborative networks and the need for a new management language

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  • Myrna Mandell
  • Robyn Keast
  • Dan Chamberlain

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Language is a key element for the formation of social identity and cohesion and is important for setting the tone for the way that people behave with and to each other. The aim of this paper is to highlight the need for a distinct language that better describes and shapes the thinking and practice of collaborative networks and collaboration generally. We argue that development of a specialized language for collaborative networks is necessary to better reflect their distinctive characteristics and operating logic, including higher levels of cohesion, communication and collective action. Using two collaborative case examples we specifically focus on how this new language engenders changed, more collaborative practice and relates to the unique way management and leadership are practiced in collaborative networks.

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  • Myrna Mandell & Robyn Keast & Dan Chamberlain, 2017. "Collaborative networks and the need for a new management language," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 326-341, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:19:y:2017:i:3:p:326-341
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2016.1209232
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    2. Geoff Woolcott & Dan Chamberlain & Zachary Hawes & Michelle Drefs & Catherine D. Bruce & Brent Davis & Krista Francis & David Hallowell & Lynn McGarvey & Joan Moss & Joanne Mulligan & Yukari Okamoto &, 2020. "The central position of education in knowledge mobilization: insights from network analyses of spatial reasoning research across disciplines," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 125(3), pages 2323-2347, December.
    3. Milena Vainieri & Francesca Ferrè & Stefania Manetti, 2021. "An Integrated Framework to Measure the Performance of Inter-Organizational Programme on Health Technology Assessment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-17, March.
    4. Rui Mu & Junting Jia & Wancong Leng & Maidina Haershan & Jiwei Jin, 2018. "What Conditions, in Combination, Drive Inter-Organizational Activities? Evidence from Cooperation on Environmental Governance in Nine Urban Agglomerations in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-16, July.
    5. Aschhoff, Nils, 2019. "The Struggle Withinː Public Managers' Identity Struggles in Citizen Collaboration and Their Response Strategies," WiSo-HH Working Paper Series 50, University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, WISO Research Laboratory.

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