Notes
1 James E. Austin and M. May Seitanidi, “Collaborative Value Creation: A Review of Partnering Between Nonprofits and Businesses: Part I. Value Creation Spectrum and Collaboration Stages,” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 5, 2012.
2 Keith G. Provan and Patrick Kenis, “Modes of Network Governance: Structure, Management, and Effectiveness,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 18, no. 2, 2008.
3 We used a set of qualitative methods to determine what role these or other factors played in different networks. We conducted our coding through a two-step process. In the first step, we relied upon “provisional coding” to focus on codes about factors identified from the literature review: sector engagement (Who participates?) and network governance (How does work get done?). In the second step, we used magnitude coding derived from the collective impact literature and additional network research to determine how each community is positioned along the dimensions of sector engagement and network governance, on a scale ranging from -2 to 2. For both rounds of coding, we conducted pilot tests and used multiple coders to refine our approach further. Additional information on the codebook is available upon request.
Rong Wang is an assistant professor of communication and information at the University of Kentucky.
Katherine R. Cooper is an assistant professor of communication at DePaul University.
Michelle Shumate is the director of the Network for Nonprofit and Social Impact and a professor of communication at Northwestern University.