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100			_aHenry, Adam Douglas
245			_aSurvey based measurement of public management and policy networks
260			_c2012
300			_ap.432-452.
362			_aSpring
520			_aNetworks have become a central concept in the policy and public management literature; however, theoretical development is hindered by a lack of attention to the empirical properties of network measurement methods. This paper compares three survey-based methods for measuring organizational networks: the roster, the free-recall name generator, and a hybrid name generator that combines these two classic approaches. Results indicate that the roster and free-recall name generator methods both suffer from important limitations. The roster method tends to measure many linkages among a limited set of network actors, whereas the name generator tends to measure fewer linkages among a larger set of network actors. Using survey data on policy networks within California regional planning processes (N = 752), we find that the hybrid method strikes an effective balance between these techniques. The hybrid approach performs well in terms of identifying a large number of network actors and interconnections between them. Although no survey-based measurement technique is perfect, this study suggests that the hybrid name generator is an excellent alternative for the measurement of complex networks with large or shifting boundaries that encompass a diverse set of actors. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aMcCoy, Michael
700			_aLubell, Mark
773			_aJournal of Policy Analysis and Management
908			_aN
909			_a96882
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