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Managerial Networking
Issues of Measurement and Research Design
Kenneth J. Meier
Texas A&M University
Laurence J. OToole, JR.
University of Georgia
The study of networks is a growth area in public management. This article argues that small studies of networks need to be supplemented with large n studies that permit one to include more theoretically relevant control variables and to deal with issues of causality. Using survey data from several hundred agency heads, this article presents a reliable measure of management network activities that has demonstrated substantial empirical import. If the right network nodes are selected, contact information on only a limited number of nodes is needed. Who initiates contacts within the network is also shown to be important.
Key Words: management networks public organizations measurement
Administration & Society, Vol. 37, No. 5,
523-541 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0095399705277142

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