Program #4
October 27, 2006
Be More Like Business, More Like Each Other – Pros and Cons for Nonprofits
Presenters:
Bob Wyatt, Cameron Newton, Jeff Leiter
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- References mentioned by Dr Cameron Newton:
DiMaggio, P. J., & Powell, W. W. (1983). The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional
Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields. American Sociological Review, 48(2), 147160.
DiMaggio, P. J., & Powell, W. W. (1991). Introduction. In W. W. Powell & P. J.
DiMaggio (Eds.), The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis, 138.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Dr Jeff Leiter’s working paper and journal article: Structural Isomorphism
Leiter, J. (2005). Structural isomorphism in Australian nonprofit organisations. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organization, 16(1), 1-31.
Abstract: This paper assesses the extent of structural similarity or isomorphism among nonprofit organizations in Australia. Based on neo-institutional theory, the paper explains such isomorphism in terms of these organizations’ subordination and dependency, the uncertainties they face, and the networks of experts of which they are a part. The analysis uses the nonprofit component of a 2001-2002 random sample of Australian employment organizations. It finds surprisingly little isomorphism in this sub sample and few differences in isomorphism according to the level of the factors thought to produce similarity. The discussion of the findings focuses on the suitability of the nonprofit sector as the appropriate organizational field within which isomorphism involving these organizations is likely to be produced. Industries, which include all organizations that produce the same product or service, be they nonprofit, for-profit, or government, may be more appropriate interactional fields for the development of isomorphism.
CPNS Working Paper No 28: Structural Isomorphism in Australian Nonprofit Organisations. Available as a free PDF download from http://eprints
Presenters
Bob Wyatt
Executive Director
The Muttart Foundation
Edmonton, Alberta. Canada.
Bob Wyatt was the Executive in Residence at CPNS from October 2005 - July 2006. During his time at CPNS Bob, researched Peak Organisations in Australia and New Zealand as part of a comparison study of five countries: Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the USA. For the past sixteen years, Bob Wyatt has been the Executive Director of The Muttart Foundation, one of Canada’s largest private foundations and the second largest in Alberta. Since becoming involved as a grantmaker, Bob has been involved in issues related to charities on a local, regional and national level. He has led ongoing consultations between government and the sector on issues of regulatory reform.
Prof Jeff Leiter
CPNS Visiting Academic
Research Associate, Institute for Nonprofits,
North Carolina State University
Jeff Leiter comes to us from North Carolina State University (USA) Institute for Nonprofits and professor of sociology. His research has ranged widely across organizational and workplace concerns, focussing on schools, textile workers, child maltreatment, and most recently, labour unions, nonprofits, and chocolate. He uses diverse methodologies in his research and is a partisan of none in particular. His work has included surveys, depth interviews, observation, and historical and comparative studies.
J Leiter: http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/jeff/leiter.htm
Dr. Cameron Newton
Senior Research Fellow
Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
Brisbane, Queensland. Australia.
Following completion of a Bachelor of Commerce, Cameron held various management and advisory positions within the banking and financial services industry including 9 years as a finance and investment consultant before commencing studies in psychology. Cameron’s research (including his PhD) has focused on organisational psychology with particular interests in organisational culture, employee and volunteer issues, and organisational effectiveness. Cameron has worked within areas relating to research, organisational and behavioural psychology, and business development. Many of these roles have revolved around workplace diagnosis and intervention development. He is also actively involved in marketing and consumer behaviour research.
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