Communication and Management Challenges in Large, Cross-sector Research Networks

A Canadian Case Study

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ID14784607
AuthorsNicole L Klenk (McGill University), Nicole Klenk (0000-0001-8224-6992, McGill University, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume35
Issue2
Pages239-264
Publication date2010-06-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0705-3657 • E-ISSN: 1499-6642
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22230/cjc.2010v35n2a2315
OpenAlexW2144031413
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited35

In large cross-sector research networks, good communication is critical to the effective management of research partnerships. In this paper we report on a communication audit conducted to identify the communication pathways and flow of information within the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Network, a Canadian Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE). The results indicate a range of communication challenges that can be related to an inherent problem in network management—that of orchestrating some kind of “harmony” among the different and sometimes competing voices of the multiple sectors involved. Our findings confirm the need to design and implement formal organizational communication structures to facilitate the process of creating a shared language and unified goals for the different sectors entering into partnerships in large, collaborative network organizations

Audit · Business · Excellence · Harmony (color · Knowledge management · Network management · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Telecommunications · Telecommunications network · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Public Policy and Administration Research · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Accounting

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