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Public Administration ETDs
Publication Date
6-26-2015
Abstract
Governments use networks of organizations from the public, for-profit, and nonprofit sectors to deliver public services. While the public administration literature on the tasks and responsibilities of network management is extensive, research on the sources and methods of knowledge acquisition by public network managers is underdeveloped. The study adds to this area through original research. A group of state government professionals, who manage a federal grant in their states, was surveyed to determine how they obtain actionable knowledge to perform network activities. The results were generally consistent with prior research in several disciplines, including public administration, with notable exceptions. Significantly, the personal sources used are predominantly staff or colleagues within their state government, rather than the grant managers in other states. Spearmans rho was used to explore relationships between the respondents' characteristics and the use of personal and impersonal sources. The relationships were extremely weak. The thesis concludes with suggestions for future research.'
Degree Name
Public Administration
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
School of Public Administration
First Committee Member (Chair)
Rivera, Mario
Second Committee Member
Jimenez, James
Language
English
Keywords
Network, Knowledge Acquisition, Public Manager
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Wuestenhagen, William. "SOURCES AND METHODS OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION BY PUBLIC NETWORK MANAGERS." (2015). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/padm_etds/9