Collaboration : using networks and partnerships / edited by John M. Kamensky and Thomas J. Burlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kamensky, John M.

Burlin, Thomas J., 1957-

Series:

IBM Center for the Business of Government book series

The IBM Center for the Business of Government book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--United States.

Public administration.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Administrative agencies.

Management.

United States.

Administrative agencies--United States--Management.

Administrative agencies--United States--Management--Case studies.

Public-private sector cooperation--United States.

Public-private sector cooperation--United States--Case studies.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vii, 392 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Contents:

Part I Understanding Networks and Partnerships 1

Chapter 1 Networks and Partnerships: Collaborating to Achieve Results No One Can Achieve Alone / John M. Kamensky, Thomas J. Burlin, Mark A. Abramson 3

Collaboration Is More Pervasive Than Most Think

What Do We Mean by Using Networks and Partnerships for Collaboration?

Where and When Should You Collaborate?

How Do You Successfully Collaborate by Using Networks and Partnerships?

Chapter 2 Assessing Partnerships: New Forms of Collaboration / Robert Klitgaard, Gregory F. Treverton 21

What Are "Partnerships"?

Evaluating Partnerships: Three Perspectives

The Process of Assessing Partnerships

Appendix Analysis of Three Examples of Partnerships

Chapter 3 Leveraging Networks: A Guide for Public Managers Working across Organizations / Robert Agranoff 61

Networks and Network Management

A Guide to Network Participation and Operation

Ten Lessons on How to Manage in Networks

Appendix Research Method

Chapter 4 Applying 21st-Century Government to the Challenge of Homeland Security / Elaine C. Kamarck 103

21st-Century Government: Three Models

The Challenge of Homeland Security: Two 20th-Century Responses

A Case Study in 21st-Century Government: Homeland Security

Part II Networks and Partnerships in Action 147

Chapter 5 Using Virtual Teams to Manage Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Radioactive Waste Management Project / Samuel M. DeMarie 149

Virtual Teams: A Case Study of the RWMP

Lessons Learned and Recommendations

Chapter 6 Communities of Practice: A New Tool for Government Managers / William M. Snyder, Xavier de Souza Briggs 171

Understanding Communities of Practice

The Federal Experience with Communities of Practice

How Federal Agencies Can Cultivate Communities of Practice

Conclusion: An Emerging Role for the Federal Government as Sponsor of Community Initiatives

Appendix I A Stage Model

Understanding How Communities Evolve

Appendix II Going to Scale

The Evolution of Communities of Practice

Appendix III Communities of Practice as a Type of Collaborative Model

Appendix IV Notes on Research Methodology

Chapter 7 Leveraging Networks to Meet National Goals: FEMA and the Safe Construction Networks / William L. Waugh, Jr. 273

Understanding Networks

The Goal: Reducing Property Losses and Protecting Lives

FEMA and Mitigation

Components of the Safe Construction Networks

Leveraging the Safe Construction Networks

Appendix Selected Model Home Programs

Chapter 8 Extraordinary Results on National Goals: Networks and Partnerships in the Bureau of Primary Health Care's 100%/0 Campaign / John W. Scanlon 321

Section I Achieving National Goals

The Emergence of a New Kind of Leadership

Leadership Lessons from the Bureau of Primary Health Care

Section II How to Achieve National Goals

A Case Study of Leaders Leveraging Partnerships

Creating Open Space for Leadership (1997-1998)

Creating a Campaign (1998-1999)

Partnering with Benchmarks of the Vision (1999-2001)

Partnering with National Networks to Extend Reach (1999-2000)

Enrolling Communities in Action (1999-2001)

Forming a National Movement (2001-2002).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0742535134

0742535142

OCLC:

54425394