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Stay or Exit: Why Do Nonprofits Maintain Collaborations With Government?

Shuyang Peng,Yuguo Liao,Jiahuan Lu

Published 2020 in American Review of Public Administration

ABSTRACT

Although the public-management literature has demonstrated a growing interest in public–nonprofit collaborations, it pays little attention to the sustainability of collaborations. This study proposes that nonprofits’ intentions to maintain collaborations with government are influenced by both instrumental and relational factors. Using a national sample of human service nonprofits, this study demonstrates that both nonprofits’ continuance commitment and affective commitment play a role in shaping their intentions to maintain collaborative relationships with government. Specifically, continuance commitment is driven by the presence of a formal agreement and the dependence on government funding, and affective commitment is shaped by distributive and procedural justice. The findings have implications for public managers to effectively manage their collaborations with nonprofits.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2020

  • Venue

    American Review of Public Administration

  • Publication date

    2020-01-01

  • Fields of study

    Sociology, Business, Political Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1177/0275074019867413
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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