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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
7. Network Impact: Performance and Outcomes
Author : J. M. Hurst
Published in: The Impact of Networks on Unemployment
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Abstract
Network impact is not easily measurable or cross-checkable and outcomes are subject to chance, antecedent conditions or leakage from other areas; there is little control over who benefits ultimately from such programmes, and cost benefits are not precise. However, if network rhetoric is not to mislead, more understanding is required about network performance. This chapter surveys interviewees’ perceptions of network performance in case areas and correlates results with case networks. Findings suggest high-reputational networks had low effectiveness scores, as actors esteem networks that further their niche organisational self-interests. As Chaps. 5 and 6 demonstrate, network connectivity was low despite the policy rhetoric for ‘joined-up working’. It then cautiously assesses case network outcomes at three levels, using network performance variables. Finally, it identifies interviewees’ preferred outcomes.