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Organizational Legitimacy and Managerialism Within Social Justice Nonprofit Organizations

An Interest Divergence Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12450751
AuthorsLauren Willner (California State University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume41
Issue3
Pages225-244
Publication date2019-06-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdministrative Theory & Praxis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1084-1806 • E-ISSN: 1949-0461
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10841806.2019.1621654
OpenAlexW2971892266
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited44

Managerialism is a concept of considerable interest for nonprofit scholars, particularly as it relates to the abilities of social value-driven nonprofit organizations to perform mission-related activities. This article addresses this question by framing the operationalization of managerialism within social justice-oriented nonprofits as a process aimed at achieving and maintaining organizational legitimacy. Data from in-depth interviews with staff members at three social justice nonprofit organizations are presented. A lens of interest divergence is employed to analyze the impact of this process on the mission-driven goals of the organizations, as well as the ways in which managerialism may inadvertently support the maintenance of social inequity and disparity

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Citations per year2,83
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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