来源：Public Administration

作者：Liang Ma, Weixing Liu, Sicheng Chen, Tom Christensen

刘卫星 | 对外经济贸易大学谈球吧（中国）官方网站

摘要：

This study synthesizes insights from collaborative network andagency termination theories to investigate how agencies’ positions in designed networksimpact their survival probability.Using longitudinal data for the central apparatus in China from2005 to 2020, along with the designed networks derived from1243 joint tasks arranged by the State Council, we conductedevent history analyses to test our hypotheses. Our findings suggest that a centralized network position cansignificantly reducean agency's likelihood of termination, while agencies in theperiphery of designed networks may be less likely to survive significant restructuring.It is also discovered that stronger agencies,such as larger, economically functioning, or statutorily createdones, benefit more from centralized network positions. Thesefindings underscore the pivotal role played by agencies' positionswithin designed networks in their survival prospects. As such,agencies should strategically leveragetheir positions within collaborative networks to mitigate the risk of termination.

内容摘要：

本研究综合协作网络理论和机构终止理论的见解，探讨部委机构在设计合作网络中的位置如何影响其生存概率。通过使用2005年至2020年间中国中央部委机构变迁的数据，以及由国务院安排的1243个联合任务所衍生的设计网络，我们进行事件史分析以检验研究的假设。研究结果表明，若部委机构处于设计网络的中心位置能够显著降低机构被终止的概率，而处于设计网络边缘的机构在重大机构改革中生存的可能性较低。研究还发现，较强势的机构（比如规模较大、具有经济职能或者由立法机构法定创建），更能从中心化的设计网络位置中受益。这些发现突显部委机构在设计网络中的位置对其生存前景的关键影响。因此，部委机构应战略性地改善它们在国务院任务安排中设计网络的位置，以降低其被终止的风险。本研究通过将机构终结与跨组织网络的两股文献进行整合，实证分析了机构在合作网络中所处位置对其终结的影响，能够对已有文献做出贡献。

原文链接：https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/padm.13026