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Will Mandated Network Steering do the Trick? A Balanced Assessment of the Belgian Network “Crossroads Bank for Enterprises”

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  • Simon Vander Elst
  • Filip de Rynck

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This article assesses and explains the performance of the Belgian network of the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE), representing the mandated “network administrative organization form” (Kenis and Provan, 2009). We address the following questions: To what degree is the mandated network able to reduce the complexity that arises from the fragmented nature of public service delivery? Does the hierarchical nature of the mandate help to obtain the desired production, process, and regime performance? What is the impact of the hybrid nature of the arrangement on the performance? Could this analysis help us to improve the performance assessment of types of networks? To cope with these questions, we apply the framework of Voets et al. (2010) to the case of the CBE. Although partly successful and effective, the network did not generate the desired outputs. Explanations for the lack of performance are found in the complex process of interacting network dimensions.

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  • Simon Vander Elst & Filip de Rynck, 2013. "Will Mandated Network Steering do the Trick? A Balanced Assessment of the Belgian Network “Crossroads Bank for Enterprises”," International Review of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(2), pages 47-63, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:18:y:2013:i:2:p:47-63
    DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2013.10805252
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    1. Chris Skelcher & Filip Rγnck & Erik-Hans Klijn & Joris Voets, 2008. "Designing Democratic Institutions for Collaborative Economic Development: Lessons from Belgian and Dutch Cases," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Mark Considine & Sylvain Giguère (ed.), The Theory and Practice of Local Governance and Economic Development, chapter 12, pages 215-232, Palgrave Macmillan.
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