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Building the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management:
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Factors Affecting Agency Capacity for Inter-Organizational Coordination
Abstract
A discussion of interorganizational coordination (IOC), ie, the
activities & interactions contributing to complementary resource
exchange among autonomous human service agencies. The recent trend has
been for larger, state-level operations to give way to smaller
community-based facilities, thereby increasing the need for IOC.
Issues of service delivery in this new climate are discussed,
emphasizing factors impacting decisions concerning IOC. Factors
affecting community-based services' capacity for IOC are examined: (1)
local government experience; (2) public awareness of & attitudes
toward the dependent populations; (3) fiscal capacity &
willingness to support IOC services; & (4) managerial capability
of local governments. Mechanisms that can be utilized to encourage IOC
are reviewed, including information & referral, case management,
& the concept of single point of client access. 33 References. C.
Grindle
Journal
(1990)
vol14
no4
pages73-85
Categories
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Managing External Relations
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Other Inter-organizational relationships
