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- Title
Governmental Influences on Organizational Capacity: The Case of Child Welfare Nonprofits.
- Authors
Murphy, Haley; Robichau, Robbie Waters
- Abstract
When government agencies interact with nonprofit organizations they have various effects on the organization's capacity. But, it is unclear how a particular agency's environment-both internal (i. e. organizational culture) and external (i. e. resource dependency)-determines whether government's influence on that agency will be positive or negative. Using data from a survey of child welfare nonprofits, this paper examines to what extent a nonprofit's relationship with government improves or hinders their capacity. Evidence suggests that the nonprofit's organizational culture, dependency on government funds, and relational contracting has a significant impact on the perception that governmental interaction has made capacity better or worse. Contrary to expectations, there are improvements in management activities as government funding and contracts increases.
- Subjects
PUBLIC relations in nonprofit organizations; CHILD welfare; GOVERNMENT agencies; NONPROFIT organizations -- Government policy; RESOURCE dependence theory; GOVERNMENT aid
- Publication
Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 3, p339
- ISSN
2154-3348
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/npf-2015-0040