Network design - Artikel Provan & Kenis

3 important questions on Network design - Artikel Provan & Kenis

The article of Provan & Kenis is about the governance of network organizations. They argue three different types of network organizations based on the way they're coordinated. One of the three is shared/self-governed. Elaborate on this type.

In a shared/self-governed network organization shared participation and involvement and commitment of all are central. A significant subset of an organization comprises to the network. This is the least hierarchical type compared to the other two in which all participants have a big influence on what the network does.

A second network type Provan & Kenis distinguish based on the way they're coordinated is the lead organization. Elaborate on this type.

In the lead organization, all major network-level activities and key decisions are coordinated by a single participating member. Therefore this network governance is centralized and brokered (bemiddeld) with asymmetrical power.

Compared to the other two types the lead organization is moderately hierarchical, and the decision-maker is still part of the primary process.

The third type of network organization Provan & Kenis describe is the NAO (network administrative organization). Elaborate on this type.

In the NAO a separate administrative entity is set up specifically to govern (manage) the network and its activities. The organizations in the network still interact with each other, but it is more centralized than the lead network.

This is the most hierarchical type in which a specific entity is set up for controlling and governing everything that goes on in the network.

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