Responding to COVID‐19: International nonprofits' stakeholder channels, resource pressures and governance responses

Willems, Emma Lotte; Puyvelde, Stijn Van; Jegers, Marc; Raeymaeckers, Peter

doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12421

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“…The main finding is that COVID-19, as an exogenous shock, impacted the NGO's human resources, financial resources, and ability to offer assistance for the increased needs of the host community and Syrian refugees. This is consistent with the RDT-ST framework developed by Willems et al (2022), which stated that NGOs face resource pressures through internal stakeholders from employees and operational volunteers. Previous studies also identified financial pressures that seem to fall in with external shocks (Chen, 2022;Grønbjerg et al, 2020;Lin and Wang, 2016;Shi et al, 2020;Willems et al, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…This is consistent with the RDT-ST framework developed by Willems et al (2022), which stated that NGOs face resource pressures through internal stakeholders from employees and operational volunteers. Previous studies also identified financial pressures that seem to fall in with external shocks (Chen, 2022;Grønbjerg et al, 2020;Lin and Wang, 2016;Shi et al, 2020;Willems et al, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

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Effectiveness of resource management of Lebanese NGOs in response to COVID-19 and the Syrian crisis

Kabbara,

Ozgit

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Crises are appearing widely in different regions of the world. The Syrian war was considered one of the largest humanitarian crises where Lebanon hosted many displaced Syrians. Recently, the coronavirus outbreak coincided with a severe socio-political and economic crisis in the country. COVID-19 affected NGOs’ response to the community and refugees. Henceforth, the study examined NGO activities and strategies in response to the Syrian refugee crisis during and after COVID-19 to identify future effective practices. The paper is based on qualitative data. Forty representatives from NGOs in Lebanon participated in semi-structured interviews. They reported on (i) the influence of COVID-19 on NGOs’ activities, (ii) effective strategies for supporting Syrian refugees and the host community, and (iii) evaluation of NGOs’ achievements and failures to provide services for the community during COVID-19. Data disclosed that COVID-19 enhanced the need for different activities to support refugees and the host community but failed to procure funds and get the necessary support from the funding agencies. The paper suggested that both government and donor agencies should enhance support for NGOs during crisis times, with better communication among stakeholders being crucial. A resource dependency theory was developed and supported by stakeholder perspectives. Based on the research findings, implications, and future research suggestions are proposed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Effectiveness of resource management of Lebanese NGOs in response to COVID-19 and the Syrian crisis

Kabbara,

Ozgit

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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“…The recent COVID-19 health crisis further pushes the popularity of researching the concept of organizational resilience as this health crisis imposes unprecedented challenges regarding the operations and survival of organizations. This is not any different for organizations in the nonprofit sector (Willems et al, 2022). Organizational resilience is a concept that comprises various dimensions (Boin & van Eeten, 2013;Valero et al, 2015).…”

Section: The Role Of Governance In Organizational Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Building resilience: Alignment of nonprofit leaders’ understanding of environmental challenges

Willems,

Van Puyvelde,

Jegers

2023

Financ Acc Manag

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The ways in which a common understanding of environmental challenges is established among nonprofit leaders are not clearly presented in the literature, despite the importance of such understanding as an antecedent of organizational resilience. In response to this research gap, this paper seeks to identify how such an alignment is facilitated. We use a qualitative research approach and investigate seven international nonprofit organizations whose leadership is aligned on environmental challenges. The data collection is twofold. First, leaders of these organizations, being the board chair, one board member, and the managerial executive, respond to closed and open‐ended survey questions. Second, we analyze organizational documents of the participating nonprofits. This includes for example their bylaws, codes of conduct, and strategic plans. Our results indicate that transparency, clarity, flexibility, and quality relationships among the leadership are key interaction characteristics associated with leadership alignment. Good board chair leadership and board gender balance are crucial personal characteristics. The present paper provides insights to academics as well as practitioners who aim to enhance cohesion of their leadership's understanding of environmental challenges.

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“…"Channel member reliance and power sources in marketing channels are conceptually intertwined" with "dependence" being "a component or aspect of these power sources rather than a separate phenomenon." Willems, Van Puyvelde, Jegers, and Raeymaeckers [31] describe channel management power as the capacity of one member of the supply chain (such as a distributor) to affect the marketing plan of another member of the supply chain functioning at another scale of redistribution (e.g., retailers). The supply chain is a complex system in which the interaction of many different types of power has a wide-ranging impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of individual links as well as the overall network.…”

Section: Power-dependencementioning

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Conceptual Model for Effects of the Buyer Supplier Relationship, Purchasing Process, and Measures of Performance in Supply Chains

Yue

2022

JEBI

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Research into improving performance of supply chains is a dynamic field. As a result of the unpredictability of today's economic environment, a growing number of firms are looking for methods of improving performance indicators and exerting tighter management over their operations. The purchasing process and the buyer-supplier relationships are two aspects of modern retail supply chains that will be studied in depth, along with the contextual reasons that have led to their development in this particular cultural setting. The key objectives of this study are threefold: (1) to find the antecedents associated to each determinant; (2) to define the determinants themselves; and (3) to offer the conceptual model for this specific setting. This study contributes by developing an applicable conceptual framework for performance of supply chains for the preponderance of SMEs in China.

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Responding to COVID‐19: International nonprofits' stakeholder channels, resource pressures and governance responses

Cited by 4 publications

References 52 publications

Effectiveness of resource management of Lebanese NGOs in response to COVID-19 and the Syrian crisis

Effectiveness of resource management of Lebanese NGOs in response to COVID-19 and the Syrian crisis

Building resilience: Alignment of nonprofit leaders’ understanding of environmental challenges

Conceptual Model for Effects of the Buyer Supplier Relationship, Purchasing Process, and Measures of Performance in Supply Chains

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