Abstract
Existing studies assume that the value of political connections is homogeneous to different types of nonprofits and seldom consider their interplay with other accountability mechanisms. Based on a multilevel analysis of 2,085 foundations in China, this study builds and tests a theoretical framework of the contingent value of political connections to nonprofits, treating transparency as a moderator for the relationship between political connections and donations. Our findings suggest that while transparency is positively associated with the amount of donations obtained by foundations, political connections can help foundations obtain more donations only when their transparency score is higher than a certain threshold.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 36-63 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | Administration and Society |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- Chinese foundations
- moderation effect
- political connections
- private donations
- transparency