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Neither market nor hierarchy - Walter W. Powell’s concept of network applied to humanitarian sector
Neither market nor hierarchy - Walter W. Powell’s concept of network applied to humanitarian sector

Author(s): Michaela Chládeková
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: humanitarianism; organisation; network; competition; organisational field

Summary/Abstract: The article is author's preliminary exploration of the relevance of W.W. Powell's concepts as regards the humanitarian sector. It engages with the extent of the applicability of a network and its critical components - trust, know-how and demand for speed. Author further attempts to draw an outline of network typology and searches for examples of isomorphism associated with the organisational field, another concept elaborated by Powell.

  • Issue Year: 3/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 23-33
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English