Perceived home and host country institutional environment pressures by bilateral development cooperation agency's constituents

Abstract

Public organisations have been rarely the subjects of neo-institutional research. Intra-organisational behaviour has been under-researched, too. This study examined how four distinct groups of bilateral development cooperation agency (BDCA) staff perceive institutional environment pressures from home and host countries. 131 valid responses obtained through an online survey were analysed. Both the HQ and the OOs staff identically felt a powerful home country accountability pressure. This tendency is prominent for management staff. The test results, as seen through the lens of a neo-institutional perspective, suggest that OOs staff prioritise answerability to home country stakeholders over that to host country stakeholders.