Serpents in the sand: Managerial networking and nonlinear influences on organizational performance Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Scholars of public management have consistently found that management matters, but little research has considered how much management matters or whether the link between management and performance may be contingent on various factors. This article further investigates the link between management and performance by examining the functional form of the relationship. Analyses using data from 1000+ public organizations point to some diminishing returns. Results suggest that networking with other organizations might not always result in gains for the organization. Findings also show how managerial quality and differences in organizational staff can affect this relationship.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Hicklin, A., O'Toole, L., & Meier, K. J.

citation count

  • 73

complete list of authors

  • Hicklin, Alisa||O'Toole, Laurence J Jr||Meier, Kenneth J

publication date

  • April 2008