A Preliminary Theory of Interorganizational Network Effectiveness: A Comparative Study of Four Community Mental Health Systems

1995/03/01 by Keith G. Provan, H. Brinton Milward · 1,907 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Health Professions · Psychology · #Business #Community Health and Development #Computer science #Knowledge management #Management and Organizational Studies #Mental Health and Patient Involvement #Mental health #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Sociology

paper · doi:10.2307/2393698

published in Administrative Science Quarterly 40(1), 1 (SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Keith G. Provan, H. Brinton Milward, A Preliminary Theory of Interorganizational Network Effectiveness: A Comparative Study of Four Community Mental Health Systems, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Mar., 1995), pp. 1-33

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