Keast, Robyn et al. creator text xu| 2004 continuing ng p.363-71. There is a growing need for innovative methods of dealing with complex, social problems. New types of collaborative efforts have emerged as a result of the inability of more traditional bureaucratic hierarchical arrangements such as departmental programs to resolve these problems. Network structures are one such arrangement that is at the forefron of this movement. Although collaboration through network structures establishes an innovative response to dealing with social issues, there remains an expectations that outcomes and processes are based on traditional ways of working. It is necessary for practitioners and policy makers alike to begin to understand the realities of what can be expected from network structures in order to maximize the benefits of these unique mechanisms. - Reproduced. Social problems Public Administration Review 180718