Management Innovation and Policy Diffusion through Leadership Transfer Networks: An Agent Network Diffusion Model

Hongtao Yi, Frances Berry, Wenna Chen · 2018 · Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Summary. Leadership transfer networks—the career paths of public managers—drive policy innovation diffusion across regions. Using data on Chinese provincial energy governance, the study shows that when managers move between locations with similar institutional environments, they carry performance innovations with them. This network-based mechanism explains how management practices spread geographically, independent of traditional learning or competition factors.

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Yi, H., Berry, F., & Chen, W.. (2018). Management Innovation and Policy Diffusion through Leadership Transfer Networks: An Agent Network Diffusion Model. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muy031

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DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muy031
Countries: China
Regions: Asia
Categories: policy, innovation-networks, energy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28