This study examines the impact of legitimacy on the dynamics of interorganizational
networks within the nongovernmental organizations' children's rights community. The 27 …

The prevailing assumption in the inter-organizational network literature is that networks are
an effective mode of organizing and that they lead to performance outcomes that go beyond …

NGOs today increasingly use multiple technology platforms to build and maintain
relationships with other organizations. However, the extent to which these platforms …

Public networks typically function beyond the lines of the hierarchical authorities that hold
bureaucracies accountable, as is shown here in the case of a business-dominant network …

The resource investment and flexibility necessary to support the development of collective
agency among autonomous organizational actors can be substantial. Public agencies, with …

This article addresses a gap in the extant literature on networks by assessing how
interorganizational relationships evolve in a public sector network setting. The context for the …

This paper examines the effects of organizational attributes on power/dependence relations
in interorganizational dyads. Exchange and homophily theories are discussed as two …

Scholars often view interorganizational partnerships through the conceptual lens of social
network theory. This article argues that some partnerships can be usefully viewed in a …

Why are some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) more politically salient
than others, and why are some NGOs better able to influence the norms of human rights …

Community-based care networks have become more prevalent in health and human
services over the past twenty years (Rice 2001; Romzek and Johnston 2002; Smith and …