What drives network effectiveness? A configurational approach. Issue 10 (3rd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cepiku, Denita; Giordano, Filippo; Mastrodascio, Marco; Wang, Weijie
• Is Part Of: Public management review. Volume 23:Issue 10(2021)
• Page Start: 1479
• Page End: 1503
• Publication Date: 2021-10-03
• Subjects: Network -- performance -- qualitativecomparative analysis (QCA); Local government -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; 351.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1764084
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-9037

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Scholars have been trying to fully comprehend the drivers of the performance of public networks. Based on the multilevel performance model proposed by Cepiku, this article employs a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to study twelve UNESCO's Heritage Sites in Italy with the aim of investigating configurational conditions that impact community-level network performance. The analysis reveals different but functionally equivalent configurations of causal conditions that lead to high performance at the community-level, which are different from the configurations that lead to poor performance. The findings show the importance of network management to network effectiveness and reveal a path to effectiveness for highly complex networks.