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What contributes to the sustainability of self-organized non-profit collaboration in disaster relief?A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis

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ID21723258
AuthorsGuijuan Tang (0000-0003-3079-7578, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics), Wang Feng (0000-0003-3241-5625, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue3
Pages466-488
Publication date2022-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Management Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-9037 • E-ISSN: 1471-9045
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14719037.2020.1834608
OpenAlexW3094256242
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited67

This study explores how intra-alliance factors (size, resource constraints, mission nature, operating mechanisms) and contextual factors combine to contribute to the sustainability of self-organized non-profit collaboration in disaster relief. A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis was used to analyze 17 non-profit collaborations that emerged after the 2008 Wenchuan and 2013 Lushan earthquakes in China. The findings show that the absence of political pressure (a contextual factor) and having a formal contract-based operating mechanism (an intra-alliance factor) are two necessary conditions for a sustainable non-profit collaboration, and two configurations are identified to contribute to a high degree of sustainability for non-profit collaboration

Alliance · Business · Comparative case · Economics · Environmental economics · Fuzzy logic · Fuzzy set · Industrial organization · Microeconomics · Political science · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative comparative analysis · Qualitative research · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Computer Science · Corruption and Economic Development · Public Policy and Administration Research · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research

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Citations per year2,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
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