An Effectiveness Framework for Public Management Networks

This thesis is concerned with effectiveness in public management networks. It establishes a theoretic framework that attempts to answer three effectiveness-related questions: how can effectiveness be analyzed in public management networks, how do which factors impact their effectiveness and what is the role of the state in promoting and enhancing these factors? To answer these questions, a seven-step "marché à suivre" is proposed that walks the analyst and reader through all stages of effectiveness analysis with the aim of reducing normative and implicit effectiveness assumptions. To better comprehend the appropriate role of the state and the impact of diverse factors associated with effectiveness, a weighting scheme of these factors in the specific sector of cybersecurity is proposed with data stemming from cybersecurity-PPPs. These weights enable researchers and practitioners to know how and where their limited resources are put to use most effectively and to act upon this knowledge to enhance the PPP's effectiveness.