Network design - Berthod - HRN
8 important questions on Network design - Berthod - HRN
What is the key take away of Berthod's article?
What is the main critique of Berthod on Provan & Kenis?
HRO is developed in the 80's as counter movement about system failure. What is meant by normal accident theory?
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The article of Berthod is about the role of organizational networks and how they're assessed by performance management, network effectiveness and accountability. They discuss reliability of the network. What is this?
1. Pre-occupation with failure
2. Reluctance to simplify
3. General sensitivity to operation
4. Commitment to resilience
5. Deference to expertise
Berthod distinguishes wo modes of hybrid governance: the supportive mode and the assertive mode. What's the difference?
The assertive mode includes participatory consulting structure, in which the decision structure is more centralized. There is more formal control via operative legitimacy.
What is the key take away regarding the two governance modes in the article of Berthod?
In the article Berthod distinguishes between Layering and switching. What's the difference?
Switching is the process that a network temporarily switches towards an assertive mode when executing activities, including hierarchical control, and then, after the tasks are executed, the organization goes back to layering.
Elaborate on the propositions of Berthod (this is related to his way of thinking)
2. HRN is dynamic: moving between switching and layering.
3. Trust is important for HRN to successfully move between switching and layering.
4. The organization who is held accountable switches between the modes supportive and assertive.
5. Combining layering and switching is important to achieve reliability.
6. Combining the modes: supportive and assertive is important to deal with the tensions as discussed by PK: efficiency vs inclusiveness, flexibility vs stability and internal vs external legitimacy.
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