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DOI10.1038/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
ISSN2398-9629
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
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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
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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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