Making Wicked Problems Governable? - The Continuing Case of Managed Networks in Health Care

Making Wicked Problems Governable? analyses an important aspect of the health management reforms undertaken by the UK New Labour governments 1997-2010, namely managed networks, which were set up in complex and cross cutting areas to improve service delivery.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction to the Revised Second Edition: An Update


• 2: 'Reforming' UK Health Care Organizations: From New Public Management to Network Governance?


• 3: A Governmentality-Based Perspective on UK Health Care Organizations


• 4: Genetics Translation Networks: The Continuing Autonomy of Academic Science


• 5: Managed Cancer Networks: Exemplars of Evidence-Based Governmentality?


• 6: Sexual Health Networks: Working with Problematic Human Behaviours


• 7: Networks for Older People's Care: A Really Wicked Problem


• 8: The Limited Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Managed Networks


• 9: Leadership in Health Care Networks: Clinical-Managerial Hybrid Teams and Evidence-Based Identity Work


• 10: Interorganizational Learning in the Networks: A Disappointing Pattern


• 11: Governmentality and Health Care Networks


• 12: New Labour and UK Health Care: Managed Networks, Wicked Problems, and Post-NPM Organizing


• 13: Concluding Discussion: Overall Contribution and a Forward Look

About the author

Ewan Ferlie is Professor of Public Services Management at King's Business School, King's College London.

Louise FitzGerald was most recently Visiting Professor at Manchester Business School and the Saïd Business School.

Gerry McGivern is Professor of Public Services Management and Organisation at King's Business School, King's College London.

Sue Dopson is Deputy Dean for People and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of Oxford.

Chris Bennett is an independent research psychologist.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Bennett, Dopson Sue, Ewan (Professor of Public Services Managem Ferlie, Ferlie Ewan, Fitzgerald Louise, McGivern Gerry
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.07.2025
• EAN: 9780198936237
• ISBN: 978-0-19-893623-7
• No. of pages: 382
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Health systems & services, Health systems and services