Nonprofit and public sector interorganizational collaboration in disaster recovery: Lessons from the field

Recent disasters have identified that interorganizational collaboration is often fraught with complexity. This article explores interorganizational collaboration in the nonprofit and public sectors during the disaster recovery efforts after a catastrophic flooding event. Based on a series of in‐depth interviews with practitioners involved in the recovery following a flooding event, the findings offer insights into the barriers and mechanisms used to facilitate collaboration. In disaster recovery, collaboration is reliant on established interorganizational structures and trusting relationships. Role clarity is the link between these two characteristics, and this article posits the association between this and the concept of swift trust to facilitate collaboration. Theoretically, this article extends an existing multidimensional model of collaboration into the context of emergency management. Importantly, it also offers a tangible output for industry in the form of an aide‐mémoire for collaborating in disaster recovery.     

The double-edge sword effect of interorganizational trust on involvement in interorganizational networks: The mediator role of affective commitment

Some organizations collaborate with other partner organizations to reach common goals, establishing interorganizational networks. The governance of the network is often enacted by an interorganizational governing team composed of the directors or top managers of the partner firms. This team plans, manages, and supervises the advancement of the network’s common goals. The success of the network depends, to a large extent, on the involvement of the members of the governing team. In this study, we tested a multilevel model of the antecedents of the involvement of governing team members in the management activities of interorganizational networks. We examined whether the relationship between team interorganizational trust, as a team level construct, and individual involvement in management activities is partially mediated by individual affective commitment. Using a sample of 101 respondents belonging to 28 interorganizational governing teams, we tested a multilevel mediation model. Results showed, as expected, a positive indirect effect of team interorganizational trust on individual involvement through individual affective commitment. However, unexpectedly, team interorganizational trust also showed a negative direct relationship with individual involvement. Based on our findings, we highlight the need to also consider the “dark side” of interorganizational trust, and we propose potential mediators to explain the unexpected negative relationship.     

When and Where Global meets Local: A multilevel analysis of determinants of social trust in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's transformation to a modern society in recent decades provides an ideal context to explore the interplay of tradition, transition, and modernization at various levels, which shapes the trajectory of the development of social trust. This study offers multilevel analyses of the effects of social, psychological, and ethnical factors on social trust by using data from Abu Dhabi General Social Survey conducted in 2018. The results sustain the validity of both social capital and social network theories in explaining social trust. Contrary to the findings in other Middle East countries, in Abu Dhabi, the full‐time employed and people who are more satisfied with their household income tend to show a higher level of trust. A negative but insignificant relationship is found between community ethnic fragmentation and social trust.     

Responding to a Health Crisis on Facebook: The Effects of Response Timing and Message Appeal

This study examined the effects of timing and message appeal of a crisis response on organizational perceptions and behavioral intentions on social media. Using a health crisis scenario, a 3 (one hour vs. one day vs. one week after the crisis) × 2 (emotional vs. rational appeal) between-subjects experiment (N = 502) found that a crisis response posted one day after the crisis on Facebook elicited greater trust towards the hospital in crisis compared to a response posted in one week. The one-hour response and one-day response did not show differential effects on trust towards the hospital. The effect of timing was mediated by perceived credibility of the crisis response. In addition, the emotional appeal triggered greater trust, perception of reputation, and intention to “like” the post; whereas the rational appeal elicited greater intention to share and comment on the post. The study provides both theoretical and practical implications.     

Should Sociologists Stand Up for Science? Absolutely!

Standing up for science is part of sociology's mission as a social science. Standing up is also consistent with our field's ethical obligation to identify and avoid research compromised by conflict of interests.     

赠品感知价值对顾客忠诚的影响

从顾客感知赠品促销的价值出发,构建了一个以顾客感知的赠品价值(实用性价值和享乐性价值)为前导变量,以顾客满意、顾客信任为中介,以顾客忠诚为结果的概念模型。通过实证分析发现,实用性价值和享受性价值均对顾客忠诚没有直接显著的影响;顾客满意与顾客信任是影响顾客忠诚的基础和关键因素,是解释实用性价值与享受性价值影响顾客忠诚的中介变量。其中:实用性价值会直接影响到顾客满意,进而影响顾客信任并最终影响顾客忠诚;实用性价值对顾客信任没有显著的影响。享乐性价值会直接影响到顾客信任,进而影响顾客忠诚;享乐性价值对顾客满意没有显著的影响,顾客满意是顾客信任的前因。     

书面契约取信制度研究——以签字、私章的取信能力为考查重点

"签字或盖章"是我国合同法所规定的书面合同取信制度,该制度未区分自然人和法人而一体规制,在实践中产生了有悖公平的不良后果。本文立基于法律史和比较法的角度,对书面合同取信制度进行了系统的梳理,总结了我国古代和国外书面合同的取信制度,在此基础上评价了我国现行合同法的相关规定。本文认为,私章自身的内在局限及签名取信的多维优势,决定了签名取代私章的必然;我国合同法应该明确规定,自然人主体书面契约的取信方式只能是签名。     

三种房地产投资信托基金经营收益分析

房地产投资信托基金是一种重要的投资和融资工具,对房地产市场的持续发展和金融市场的稳定发挥着积极作用.我国房地产投资信托基金市场尚未形成.为研究不同类型房地产投资信托基金的经营收益,从而为我国选择适当的经营模式提供参考,在讨论房地产投资信托基金经营收益的影响因素的基础上,对权益型、抵押型以及混合型房地产投资信托基金的收益率进行了比较分析;针对其收益率在时间上体现的非平稳性,运用协整理论和误差修正模型,对房地产投资信托基金的类型与其收益率之间的关系进行分析,得出权益型房地产投资信托基金的收益率和股市收益率之间存在协整关系.     

“风险社会”视角下的社会信任危机及其应对

"风险社会"理论已经成为理解和解释当今世界的一个关键概念。在风险社会中,不确定性和不可控制性的社会情景致使社会信任结构体系断裂,产生了社会信任的非社会化、私人化和非理性化等危机。这种由社会风险造成的社会信任危机,可以通过强化信任危机意识、风险意识和宣扬共同价值观重建社会信任文化,同时加强信任制度建设和构建"第三方"信任的制度体系,从根本上解决社会信任危机,促进人们形成普遍信任的心态,提高应对社会风险的能力。