Ecological change and organizational legitimacy repair: a case study of Hong Kong YWCA, Tai O.

• Other Authors: Yick, Man Kin.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association.; Organizational behavior; Organizational behavior > China > Hong Kong > Case studies; Non-governmental organizations > Political aspects; Non-governmental organizations > Political aspects > China > Hong Kong; Politics and government
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5894867; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-327599

Yick, Man Kin. === "August 2011." === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves [193]-212). === Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix includes Chinese. === Abstract in English --- p.iii === Abstract in Chinese --- p.v === Acknowledgement --- p.vii === Contents --- p.x === Abbreviations --- p.xiii === "Lists of Tables, figures and graph" --- p.xv === Chapter Section 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 === Purpose of the study --- p.4 === Chapter Section 2 --- Historical development of social welfare sector and YWCA --- p.5 === Conceptualizing NGOs --- p.5 === Early colonial period to WWII: Formation of charity organization under minimal welfare provision of the government --- p.7 === Post-WWII to 1960s: Government in need of SSOs for relief work and against communism --- p.9 === 1960s to 1990s: Expansion of social welfare and state incorporation of SSOs --- p.10 === From the 1990s: Towards a contractual relationship between SSOs and government in uncertain times --- p.12 === YWCA has followed the footsteps of social service sector --- p.16 === Chapter Section 3 --- Conceptualizing legitimacy repair --- p.18 === Why legitimacy? --- p.18 === Conceptualizing and defining legitimacy --- p.20 === Typology of legitimacy --- p.22 === Measurements of legitimacy --- p.25 === Legitimacy repair --- p.25 === Stakeholder and stakeholder politics --- p.28 === Chapter Section 4 --- Analytical framework --- p.32 === Determinants of degree of consistency of legitimacy repair strategies --- p.32 === Chapter Section 5 --- Methodology --- p.35 === A longitudinal single case study --- p.35 === A qualitative research --- p.36 === Why TO YWCA? --- p.36 === Research method --- p.37 === Field roles and field relations --- p.39 === Informant selection --- p.40 === A note on the role of media --- p.41 === Ethical issues in this study --- p.42 === Chapter Section 6 --- The setting: Tai 0 --- p.43 === The administrative-political setting --- p.48 === Local associations in Tai O --- p.51 === Chapter Section 7 --- Legitimacy challenge on YWCA during 1988 District Board election --- p.53 === Entry of YWCA --- p.53 === Struggle in 1988 District Board election --- p.63 === YWCA after the election: Formal complaint by TORC and its repair strategies --- p.73 === Chapter Section 8 --- The River Crab Saga from 2008 to 2010 --- p.75 === The two floodings in brief --- p.75 === What were TORC's challenges to YWCA? --- p.76 === Response of YWCA: Apology to TORC and adoption of a softer work strategy of community work --- p.85 === A turn to expression of regret under public scrutiny --- p.88 === The effect of the Saga on Tai O community: TO YWCA and pro-TOYWCA residents --- p.99 === The effect of the Saga on YWCA --- p.100 === Chapter Section 9 --- Discussion --- p.102 === Differences of the two disputes in terms of stakeholder identification and analysis --- p.102 === Explaining the difference of repair strategies of YWCA legitimacy between the two controversies --- p.114 === What factors could link up pro-Beijing and rural forces since the 1990s? --- p.136 === "Advantages of binding together: elections, mobilization, and interests" --- p.140 === Chapter Section 10 --- Conclusion --- p.157 === The case and argument revisited --- p.157 === Theoretical input --- p.163 === Significance of the study --- p.164 === Research limitations --- p.168 === Suggestions for further research --- p.169 === Chapter Appendix 1 --- Informant characteristics and selection process --- p.172 === Informant characteristics --- p.172 === Informant selection process --- p.177 === Chapter Appendix 2 --- Newspaper reports on 1988 DB election --- p.179 === Chapter Appendix 3 --- Chronology of the 2008 River Crab Saga --- p.180 === Chapter Appendix 4 --- Debates over disaster relief process in 2008 in detail --- p.183 === Chapter Appendix 5 --- Letter of complaint to LegCo Redress System --- p.189 === References --- p.193