New perspectives on the "silo effect": initial comparisons of network structures across public health collaboratives.

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Abstract

We explored to what extent "silos" (preferential partnering) persist in interorganizational boundaries despite advances in working across boundaries. We focused on organizational homophily and resulting silo effects within networks that might both facilitate and impede success in public health collaboratives (PHCs).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Public Health

Title: American journal of public health

ISSN (Electronic): 1541-0048

ISSN (Print): 0090-0036

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2015

Volume: 105 Suppl 2

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[1 ] Christine A. Bevc is with the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jessica H. Retrum is with the Department of Social Work, Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO. Danielle M. Varda is with the Research Program on Collaborative Governance and the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado-Denver.

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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302256

PMC ID: 4355706

PubMed ID: 25689195

SO-VID: 92748159-1147-4a28-a18e-4e2954455f24

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