Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20929
Title: Examining the Role of Trust and Informal Communication on Mutual Learning in Government: The Case of Climate Change Policy in New York
Contributor(s): Temby, Owen (author); Sandall, Jean (author); Cooksey, Ray W  (author)orcid ; Hickey, Gordon M (author)
Publication Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1177/1086026616633254
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20929
Abstract: Although public agencies must mutually coordinate climate policy and other complex environmental issues, the extent and relative importance of informal networks and different dimensions of trust to the process remains underresearched. Addressing this, we conducted surveys and interviews with civil servants from numerous agencies and three levels of government working on climate change-related policy in the state of New York. We examined the effect of two network properties on mutual learning on climate change-related issues: the extent to which interagency communication takes places through formal and informal channels, and the distribution of two dimensions of trust ("fair play" and "relational comfort") across the network. Our analysis revealed that formal communication among staff at different agencies was utilized more often than informal and that interagency relationships were more characterized by a feeling of "fair play" than by "relational comfort," yet informal communication and Relational Comfort were the most important in facilitating interagency collaboration.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Organization & Environment, 30(1), p. 71-97
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1552-7417
1086-0266
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160507 Environment Policy
160599 Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified
150310 Organisation and Management Theory
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 440704 Environment policy
350709 Organisation and management theory
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures
960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 190101 Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
190301 Climate change mitigation strategies
230204 Public services policy advice and analysis
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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