Yet corporate governance is only one of (at least) three governance systems, and Ruggie's defense to human rights-purist critics is that they should continue their work apace, either supported by the UNGPs or at least unhindered by them.
The clearest result was found for the combination of the three governance mechanisms.
The networks seem to deal with the complexity of care by combining the three governance mechanisms.
This is not shown in our data, because in most networks two or three governance mechanisms were combined.
The next section explains this finding in light of the learning process that took place at three governance levels.
The three governance entities – the CO, the SC, and the national research teams – regularly interact, mainly though emails.
Thereafter, the empirical research results are presented and the learning process that took place on three governance levels is explained.
International law has different functions within vertical and horizontal strategies on infectious diseases and the three governance frameworks (Table 1).
In the questionnaires, Likert-scaled items measured the three governance mechanisms (relational governance, contractual governance, and hierarchical governance); four other network characteristics (trust, flexibility, internal and external legitimacy); and network effectiveness.
Since the project involved several organizations and teams (ACT, ICM, Housing, user recruitment team) three governance structures were set up to integrate the project: a steering committee, an operational integration committee and a peer users council.
