Interorganisationele vraagstukken in de welzijnszorg

Samenvatting

Interorganizational problem relations should be studied from a dialectical perspective, based on a synthesis of the actor & the structural approaches within a social systems approach. Interorganizational networks are analyzed as developing structures, the dynamics of which are dependent on the strategic actions of motivated actors. Fundamental to the strategies of service organizations within their networks is their need to legitimize their claims on a domain of competence as a condition for acquisition of financing. Ideological motives play an important role with respect to the legitimation process. Organizational claims on a domain of competence can be supported or weakened by ideological claims by professional groups, especially regarding how to approach clients' problems. The effect can be either expansion of domain or cooperation. Those claims & the pressures from the macrosystem to enhance rationalization result in a reassessment of the local service network in terms of market orientation, coordination, & effectiveness. This reassessment is basic to the institutionalization of structures in the local service system. Attention must be paid to differentiation & integration between the strategic & operational levels. The key instrument for working out new network structures is joint strategic (long-range) planning. HA.