Environmental and Organizational Determinants of External Networking
Environmental and Organizational Determinants of External Networking
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DOI：
10.1177/0275074010382036
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
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5
通讯作者：
Walker, Richard M.
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作者：
Andrews, Rhys;Boyne, George A.;Walker, Richard M.
根据最近的组织理论，管理者的外部网络可能反映了组织的外部和内部特征。特别是，权变理论假设，不确定的环境和创新战略导致更多的外部网络，而权变和结构洞理论都表明，网络更有可能在组织中分散，非正式和专业化的结构。发展这种明确的理论预期是一个重要的研究目标，这篇文章提供了沿着这些路线的初步努力。我们还测试这些期望，通过分析环境和组织的决定因素的变化，在外部网络的管理人员在2007年的英语地方政府。实证结果表明，“松散”的组织结构和不同的利益相关者的需求与网络呈正相关，但防御性和反应性的战略，沿着不可预测的利益相关者的需求，是负相关的。
According to recent organizational theories, external networking by managers is likely to reflect the external and internal characteristics of organizations. In particular, contingency theories assume that uncertain environments and innovative strategies lead to more external networking, while both contingency and structural hole theories suggest that networking is more likely in organizations with decentralized, informal, and specialized structures. Developing such explicit theoretical expectations is an important research objective, and an initial effort along these lines is provided by this article. We also test these expectations by analyzing environmental and organizational determinants of variations in external networking by managers of English local governments in 2007. The empirical results show that "loose" organizational structures and diverse stakeholder demands are positively associated with networking, but that defensive and reactive strategies, along with unpredictable stakeholder demands, are negatively associated.