Associational Performance: The Influence of Cohesion, Decision-Making, and the Environment

Cadena-Roa, Jorge; Luna, Matilde; Puga, Cristina

doi:10.1007/s11266-011-9246-9

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“…While the focus of previous research was on the effect of public funding on aspects like program design [25] and organizational autonomy [23], this research looks at the financial situation of the community, which is critical for the support of sport clubs. Research showed that organizational performance is affected by environmental resources [17], specifically financial resources [26]. This also applies to the sport club sector [29].…”

Section: Community-level Effects On Organizational Resources Of Sportmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…While the first two systems relate more to intra-organizational aspects, the last perspective is critical when examining the relationship between organizational behavior and the external environment. Organizations should be seen as open systems whose performance is the result of interchanges between the organization and its environment [15,17]. Since no organization disposes of all the resources it needs for survival, all organizations are in an exchange with their environment to some extent [15].…”

Section: Open Systems Perspective and Resource Dependence Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Following this theory, organizations seek scarce resources from external stakeholders in the environment [16]. Typically, organizations do not have all the resources they need for their operations; they are incomplete systems [17]. Therefore, they compete for scarce resources in their environment [7].…”

Section: Open Systems Perspective and Resource Dependence Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The influence of the environment on organizational behavior has been examined to a lesser extent than intra-organizational dimensions [17]. Specifically, the body of research on the effects of community factors is relatively scant.…”

Section: Research On Nonprofit Organizations and The Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Probably due to issues regarding data availability, economic and financial factors have been largely neglected in previous research. Second, most studies were qualitative in nature (e.g., [17,25,26]), while the chosen measures on the community level could be improved in quantitative approaches [9]. Therefore, the body of research would benefit from quantitative studies that apply adequate measures and allow generalizations and predictions.…”

Section: Research On Nonprofit Organizations and The Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

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Breuer

2015

IJFS

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Abstract:In many Western countries, local community sport clubs are important providers of leisure, sport, and social programs. These sport clubs are nonprofit organizations, which operate in an increasingly challenging environment. This study considers a club's direct local environment, i.e., the community the club is located in. The open systems model and the resource dependence represent the theoretical framework. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the financial and economic environment in the community on the resource situation of sport clubs (human, infrastructure, and financial resources). The empirical evaluation is undertaken using data from a nationwide survey of non-profit sport clubs in Germany (organizational level; n = 19,345), which are combined with secondary data on community characteristics (community level; n = 3153). Given the hierarchical data structure, multi-level analyses are applied. The results show that volunteer problems are smaller among clubs in communities with high unemployment. Facility and financial problems are greater in large communities. Sport clubs located in communities that could break even were also more likely to break even themselves. The findings show that resource problems are not necessarily due to poor club management, since higher-level (community) factors significantly affect the resource situation of sport clubs too.

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Section: Community-level Effects On Organizational Resources Of Sportmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Open Systems Perspective and Resource Dependence Theorymentioning

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confidence: 99%

Section: Research On Nonprofit Organizations and The Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tragic Choices in Humanitarian Aid: A Framework of Organizational Determinants of NGO Decision Making

Heyse

2012

Voluntas

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Humanitarian NGOs face difficult choices about whom to help and whom not on a daily basis. The research question in this article is how humanitarian NGOs make these difficult decisions and why in a particular way. March's study on consequential and appropriate decision-making processes is used to analyze the nature and course of NGO decision making. Since March's two models are often explicitly or implicitly linked to certain types of organizational settings-as reflected in an organization's formal structure, compliance and coordination mechanisms-this article particularly zooms in on the relationship between NGO decision-making processes and these settings. The theoretical framework is illustrated and discussed by means of an exploratory comparative case study of two international humanitarian NGOs: Médecins Sans Frontières Holland (MSF Holland) and Acting with Churches Netherlands (ACT Netherlands).

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Humanitarian (in)security: risk management in complex settings

Guidero

2021

Disasters

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Attacks against humanitarian aid workers have received increasing attention in the media, particularly high-profile incidents such as those against the hospitals of Médecins Sans Frontières in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. Concurrently, scholarly research has given rise to a number of articles, white papers, and books on humanitarian insecurity. Most of this work centres on external threats, neglecting the internal mechanisms that humanitarian organisations use to mitigate security situations. This paper builds on the existing literature by focusing on the decisionmaking processes of humanitarian organisations, drawing on data collected from 16 security managers or advisers. The findings reveal that several factors contribute to contextual uncertainty and complexity, including recipient perceptions, local government actions, the behaviour of other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the area, logistical issues, risk variance within a single location, and organisational mandate. Furthermore, the results indicate that NGOs utilise a combination of decision-making processes to determine how to manage security in highrisk environments.

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Associational Performance: The Influence of Cohesion, Decision-Making, and the Environment

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

How the Economic and Financial Situation of the Community Affects Sport Clubs’ Resources: Evidence from Multi-Level Models

Tragic Choices in Humanitarian Aid: A Framework of Organizational Determinants of NGO Decision Making

Humanitarian (in)security: risk management in complex settings

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