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100			_aO'Toole, Laurence J, Nr.
245			_aDesperately seeking Selznick: cooptation and the dark side of public management in networks
260			_c2004
300			_ap.681-93.
362			_aNov-Dec
520			_aMost literature on public-sector networks focuses on how to build and manage systems and ignores the political problems that networks can create for organizations. This article argues that individual network nodes can work to bias the organization's actions in ways that benefit the organization's more advantaged clientele. The argument is supported by an analysis of performance data from 500 organizations over a five-year period. A classic theoretical point is supported in a systematic empirical investigation. While networks can greatly benefit the organization, they have a dark side that managers and scholars need to consider more seriously. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aMeier, Kenneth J.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a63363
999			_c63363 _d63363