Understanding Collaboration Among Nonprofit Organizations
Combining Resource Dependency, Institutional, and Network Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19600303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chao Guo (0000-0003-4343-4848, Arizona State University), Muhittin Acar (Selçuk University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 340-361 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0899764005275411 |
| OpenAlex | W2107755939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 162 |
| References cited | 36 |
Existing research stops short of explaining why nonprofit organizations develop certain forms of collaborations instead of others. In this article, the authors combine resource dependency, institutional, and network theories to examine the factors that influence the likelihood that nonprofit organizations develop formal types of collaborative activities vis-à-vis informal types. Based on the survey data of 95 urban charitable organizations, the study has found that an organization is more likely to increase the degree of formality of its collaborative activities when it is older, has a larger budget size, receives government funding but relies on fewer government funding streams, has more board linkages with other nonprofit organizations, and is not operating in the education and research or social service industry
Business · Economics · Formality · Knowledge management · Management · Nonprofit organization · Nonprofit Sector · Political science · Public relations · Resource dependence theory · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 162 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8,1 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 155 |