From Market to State Networking: The Case of a Norwegian Voluntary Organization Export

@article{citeulike:3497923, abstract = {Abstract\ \ The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and explain how a Norwegian voluntary, faith-based organization—the Gospel Centre of Norway (Pinsevennenes Evangeliesenter)—successfully substituted a ” network” for ” market” strategy vis-\`{a}-vis the public sector in order to obtain organizational legitimacy and financial security. During the first decade of its existence it obtained a unique position in its relationship with the state, as a separate item in the budget of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The organization operates in the field of substance abuse rehabilitation, i.e., in a situation where instrumental effectiveness is difficult to assess. In such a situation ritual or other institutional criteria may replace effectiveness criteria and impression management is shown to be a successful strategy. Attention is paid to the relevant environmental conditions under which this organizational change of strategy was successful.}, author = {Angell, Olav}, citeulike-article-id = {3497923}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-008-9064-x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/91r3287nr725h775}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11266-008-9064-x}, journal = {Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations}, keywords = {volunteer, volunteer\_organization\_strategy, volunteering\_norway}, number = {3}, pages = {296--315}, posted-at = {2008-11-09 12:38:10}, priority = {2}, title = {From Market to State Networking: The Case of a Norwegian Voluntary Organization}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-008-9064-x}, volume = {19}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3497923 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3497923 N2 - Abstract  The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate and explain how a Norwegian voluntary, faith-based organization—the Gospel Centre of Norway (Pinsevennenes Evangeliesenter)—successfully substituted a “network” for “market” strategy vis-à-vis the public sector in order to obtain organizational legitimacy and financial security. During the first decade of its existence it obtained a unique position in its relationship with the state, as a separate item in the budget of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The organization operates in the field of substance abuse rehabilitation, i.e., in a situation where instrumental effectiveness is difficult to assess. In such a situation ritual or other institutional criteria may replace effectiveness criteria and impression management is shown to be a successful strategy. Attention is paid to the relevant environmental conditions under which this organizational change of strategy was successful. IS - 3 JF - Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations EP - 315 TI - From Market to State Networking: The Case of a Norwegian Voluntary Organization VL - 19 SP - 296 KW - volunteer KW - volunteer_organization_strategy KW - volunteering_norway AU - Angell, Olav PY - 2008//01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-008-9064-x ER -