Influences on the size and scope of networks for social service delivery
Influences on the size and scope of networks for social service delivery
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DOI：
10.1093/jopart/muj005
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Chen, Bin
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作者：
Graddy, Elizabeth A.;Chen, Bin
世界各地的地方社会服务机构已开始鼓励或要求社会服务提供者组成以社区为基础的网络，以提供公共资助的社会服务。然而，人们对由此产生的网络的性质知之甚少。在这篇文章中，我们开发了一个模型的组织，方案和社区的影响，规模和范围的组织间网络提供社会服务。然后，我们将这一理论框架应用于洛杉矶县的家庭保护计划的服务提供网络的实证研究。我们的研究结果表明，社区中潜在合作伙伴的可用性，所需服务的范围，以及客户群体的种族同质性是网络规模的关键决定因素。我们发展的影响，合作伙伴关系形成的理论和更有效的管理网络形成过程的结果。
Local social service agencies throughout the world have begun encouraging or requiring social service providers to form community-based networks for the delivery of publicly funded social services. Little is known, however, about the nature of the resulting networks. In this article we develop a model of organizational, programmatic, and community influences on the size and scope of interorganizational networks for social service delivery. We then apply this theoretical framework to an empirical study of service delivery networks in the Family Preservation Program in Los Angeles County. Our findings suggest that the availability of potential partners in the community, the scope of required services, and the ethnic homogeneity of the client population are key determinants of network size. We develop the implications of the results for theories of partnership formation and for more effective management of network formation processes.