Print version: Williams, Paul ; Collaboration in public policy and practice : Perspectives on boundary spanners, COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PRACTICE; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Policy context: intra- and intersectoral collaboration; Introduction; International trends; Terminology and definitions do matter; Motivation and drivers; Costs and benefits; Theorising collaboration; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 3. Structure and agency; Introduction; The structure-agency dichotomy; Boundary spanning and boundary spanners; Suggested further reading; 4. The role and competencies of boundary spanners, The boundary spanner as reticulistThe boundary spanner as interpreter/communicator; The boundary spanner as coordinator; The boundary spanner as entrepreneur; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 5. Challenges in the boundary spanning role; Does the work of boundary spanners require specialised knowledge, expertise and experience?; Does personality influence the role of boundary spanners?; Tensions and ambiguities in the boundary spanning role; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 6. Learning from the private sector; Early perspectives; Cooperative strategies, Alliance managers and managementBoundary spanners in public-private partnerships; Contrasts and comparisons with the public sector; Suggested further reading; 7. We are all boundary spanners now?; Introduction; Public managers as boundary spanners; Leaders as boundary spanners; Conclusion; Suggested further reading; 8. Implications for policy and practice; Why does it matter?; Building capacity and capabilities; Managing learning and knowledge collaboratively; Implications for developing and training boundary spanners; Professional; Networking and communities of practice, Developing boundary spanning leaders and managersSuggested further reading; 9. Reflections and conclusion; Who are the boundary spanners?; Roles and competencies; A life of paradox and ambiguity; Perspectives from the private sector; Manufacturing boundary spanners; Future research agenda; References; Index
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