Intermediary Capabilities in the Context of Challenging State Dynamics

The Effect Of Partner Capabilities, Economic Benefits And Trust To Continue Channel Partnership by MSMEs

“…The results of indirect effect test that there is an partners abilities on decisions to continue partnerships through trust. In line with previous research which states the credibility of intermediaries for sustainable action will be carried out by partners through trust (Sonday & Wilson-Prangley, 2018). Trust mediation constructs show a very significant positive direct effect on cooperation (Chiang & Wang, 2012;Lancastre & Lages, 2006;Oh & Park, 2011).…”

“…According to Davis and Sun, (2006) the connotative meaning of ability in intentionality is the ability to integrate business in getting the best resources for the company and being able to implement all existing resources to produce quality output. Intermediaries are balancers and conveyers of ideas but can act as dynamic synthesizers who can collaborate and take action that can provide solutions (Sonday & Wilson-Prangley, 2018). Intermediaries also play an important role in living and leading in the development of an effective vision and supporting tools, building an atmosphere of trust and reciprocity through a holistic understanding of various interests (Babiak & Thibault, 2009).…”

Cross-sector collaboration and nonprofit boundary work for female workers in developing countries: evidence from Bangladesh

“…Correspondingly, this investigation informs CSC research by illustrating the importance of nonprofit boundary work as a means for NGO implementers to identify and enable the agency of sustainability envoys. This article provides a comprehensive understanding of the legitimizing yet power-laden practices of DA implementers in the initiation and undergirding of the structure of NGO–firm relationships in the CSC process (Sonday and Wilson-Prangley, 2018). Through sensitization work, NGO implementers carry out extensive practices that mobilize sustainability envoys, thereby inducing attitudinal change and the systematic transfer of long-term competencies based on stakeholder dialogue (Burchell and Cook, 2013; Laasonen et al , 2012).…”

“…Although the CSC literature extends to the activities of development agencies (DAs) as brokering organizations[2] (Kolk and Lenfant, 2015; Sonday and Wilson-Prangley, 2018) and to the communities of beneficiaries (Arenas et al , 2013), it primarily concentrates on the dynamic interplay between NGOs and firms. The latter commit to providing resources (Rein and Stott, 2009, p. 80) both financial and intangible (den Hond et al , 2015; van Huijstee and Glasbergen, 2011), which often determine their role and legitimacy in the cooperation (Herlin, 2015; Weidner et al , 2019).…”

“…They are broadly defined as brokering and international organizations that are funded by specific or multiple governments (typically of the USA and of countries in the European Union). More significantly, they act as donors in the provision of financial aid and training for regional governments, the private sector and NGOs in less affluent and developing countries (Kolk and Lenfant, 2015; Selsky and Parker, 2005; Sonday and Wilson-Prangley, 2018). Depending on the nature of their mission, some DAs are more engaged with the private sector while others are traditionally more involved with regional governments and public institutions (Manning and Roessler, 2014).…”