The Institutional Antecedents Of Managerial Networking In Chinese Environmental Ngos

Keywords

China; institutional theory; managerial networking; NGOs; NGO–government relations

Abstract

This study examines how various aspects of institutional context, including the regulatory environment, government affiliation, and government work experience, shape environmental nongovernmental organizations’ (eNGOs) managerial networking in China. Data from a nationwide survey of 267 eNGOs and in-depth interviews in 2014-2015 are analyzed. The findings show that China’s restrictive political environment suppresses eNGOs’ peer and business networking but is not associated with government networking. Compared with government-organized NGOs (GONGOs), civic eNGOs network more with peers, businesses, and government agencies. Furthermore, eNGOs with leaders having government work experience conduct more government networking. Theoretically, these findings point to the importance of the political and institutional context of managerial networking. Empirically, this study provides the first set of quantitative data analysis demonstrating how institutional factors affect NGO managerial networking under authoritarianism.

Publication Date

4-1-2018

Publication Title

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volume

47

Issue

2

Number of Pages

325-346

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017747733

Socpus ID

85041367075 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85041367075

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