Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1038/s41893-018-0045-9 |
Innovation diffusion within large environmental NGOs through informal network agents | |
Masuda, Yuta J.1; Liu, Yuqing2; Reddy, Sheila M. W.1,3; Frank, Kenneth A.2; Burford, Kyle4; Fisher, Jonathan R. B.5; Montambault, Jensen1,6 | |
2018-04-01 | |
发表期刊 | NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
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ISSN | 2398-9629 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 1期号:4页码:190-197 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | The Sustainable Development Goals present opportunities for environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) to address new challenges. Such innovation requires dynamism and adaptability that large ENGOs may lack, and flatter organizational structures common to large ENGOs may limit the efficacy of top-down diffusion of innovative ideas or approaches. Instead, diffusion may occur through informal networks. We conducted a network experiment to estimate the role of informal boundary spanners-individuals who cross internal organizational boundaries (for example, departmental or geographic) via their informal social networks-for diffusing innovations in a large ENGO. We find they are four times more likely to diffuse innovations than non-boundary spanners, although organizational positions (for example, formal organizational hierarchy) can moderate this behaviour. We also find evidence they play a role in changing attitudes in favour of the innovation. These findings highlight how informal boundary spanners can drive organization-wide diffusion of innovations in ENGOs to strengthen capacity to address pressing sustainability challenges. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000439159000013 |
WOS关键词 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; BIODIVERSITY-CONSERVATION ; BOUNDARY SPANNERS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; KNOWLEDGE ; BEHAVIOR ; ORGANIZATIONS ; TECHNOLOGY ; TRIAL ; PROFESSIONALS |
WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/289596 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Nature Conservancy, Global Sci, 1815 N Lynn St, Arlington, VA 22203 USA; 2.Michigan State Univ, Dept Counseling Educ Psychol & Special Educ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA; 3.Nature Conservancy, Chief Strategy Off, 1815 N Lynn St, Arlington, VA USA; 4.Nature Conservancy, Conservat Syst & Serv, 1815 N Lynn St, Arlington, VA USA; 5.Nature Conservancy, Ctr Sustainabil Sci, 1815 N Lynn St, Arlington, VA USA; 6.Natl Ctr Ecol Anal & Synth, Sci Nat & People Partnership, Santa Barbara, CA USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Masuda, Yuta J.,Liu, Yuqing,Reddy, Sheila M. W.,et al. Innovation diffusion within large environmental NGOs through informal network agents[J]. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,2018,1(4):190-197. |
APA | Masuda, Yuta J..,Liu, Yuqing.,Reddy, Sheila M. W..,Frank, Kenneth A..,Burford, Kyle.,...&Montambault, Jensen.(2018).Innovation diffusion within large environmental NGOs through informal network agents.NATURE SUSTAINABILITY,1(4),190-197. |
MLA | Masuda, Yuta J.,et al."Innovation diffusion within large environmental NGOs through informal network agents".NATURE SUSTAINABILITY 1.4(2018):190-197. |
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