Organisation size, innovativeness, self-organisation and inter-organisational coordination
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Date
2020
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
International Journal of Emergency Services
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine how humanitarian organisation size affects
inter-organisational coordination and further tested the mediating role of organisational innovativeness,
self-organisation in the relationship between humanitarian organisation size and inter-organisational
coordination among humanitarian organisations in Uganda.
Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on cross-sectional survey; data was collected from 101
humanitarian organisations. The analysis of the proposed hypotheses was done with the help of PLS-SEM
using SmartPLS version 3.3.0 for professionals.
Findings – The results show that humanitarian organisation size significantly relates with inter-organisational
coordination. In addition, self-organisation and organisational innovativeness play a complementary role between
humanitarian organisation size and inter-organisational coordination.
Research limitations/implications – The findings of this research provide useful insights into the role of
humanitarian organisation size in boosting inter-organisational coordination in humanitarian relief delivery.
High levels of self-organisation and organisational innovativeness not only improve inter-organisational
coordination in humanitarian relief delivery but also enhance the transformation of humanitarian organisation
size benefits into inter-organisational coordination.
Originality/value – This research is one of the few studies that investigated the effect of humanitarian
organisation size and inter-organisational coordination. It also brings into the limelight the mediating role
of self-organisation and organisational innovativeness between humanitarian organisation size and
inter-organisational ordination in humanitarian relief delivery.
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Keywords
Humanitarian organisation, Humanitarian organisation size, Self-organisation, Humanitarian relief delivery, Organisational innovativeness, Inter-organisational coordination
Citation
Mutebi, H., Muhwezi, M., Ntayi, J. M., & Munene, J. C. K. (2020). Organisation size, innovativeness, self-organisation and inter-organisational coordination. International Journal of Emergency Services. DOI 10.1108/IJES-05-2020-0024