The reputations of NGOs: Peer evaluations of effectiveness

George E. Mitchell () and Sarah S. Stroup ()
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George E. Mitchell: The City College of New York
Sarah S. Stroup: Middlebury College

The Review of International Organizations, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3, No 3, 397-419

Abstract: Abstract This article explores the reputations of transnational non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and their determinants. Although the concept of reputation has received extensive treatment in international relations, NGO reputation has received less attention. Yet reputations are critical to the construction of NGO authority and to patterns of collaboration. We develop a framework for studying NGO reputation. We then provide empirical evidence on the construction of a particular dimension of NGO reputation, that of organizational effectiveness from the perspective of NGO peers. Based on a mixed-method, in-depth interview study of transnational NGO leaders, we identify specific factors associated with NGOs’ effectiveness reputations among their peers. Larger, older, more highly visible organizations, organizations adopting hybrid strategies, and organizations headquartered outside of Washington, DC enjoy higher reputations for organizational effectiveness. Our analysis provides context for understanding the influence of transnational NGOs in world affairs and offers insight into the role of reputation in global politics more generally.

Keywords: Transnational NGOs; Reputation; Effectiveness; Authority; Cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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