Facilitating collaboration in public management

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION Why Organizations Collaborate -- CHAPTER 1 FROM COMPETITION TO COOPERATION AND COMPETITION Prerequisites for Successful Collaborative Ventures -- CHAPTER 2 COLLABORATION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR -- CHAPTER 3 ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING AND DEVELOPMENT -- CHAPTER 4 THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- CHAPTER 5 EIGHT CASES OF NETWORKS AND COLLABORATION1 -- CHAPTER 6 THE KEY CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS -- CHAPTER 7 ORGANIZING COOPERATIVE EFFORTS Being Successful in Practice -- CHAPTER 8 INSIGHTS FROM THE CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Refl ecting on Other Case Work -- CHAPTER 9 COLLABORATIVE MERGERS -- APPENDIX The Research Context -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.