Alnoor Ebrahim

NGOs and Organizational Change (eBook, PDF)

Discourse, Reporting, and Learning

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Produktbeschreibung

The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor Ebrahim's study analyses the organizational evolution of NGOs as a result of their increased profile as bilateral partners in delivering aid. Focusing on the relationships between NGOs and their international network of funders, it examines not only the tensions created by the reporting requirement of funders, but also the strategies of resistance employed by NGOs. Ebrahim shows that systems of reporting, monitoring, and learning play essential roles in shaping not only what NGOs do but, more importantly, how they think about what they do. The book combines original case studies and research with an extensive review of literature. It draws from multiple fields including organizational behaviour, social and critical theory, civil society studies, and environmental and natural resource management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511056055
• Artikelnr.: 38213031

Autorenporträt

Alnoor Ebrahim is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research and teaching focus on the challenges of accountability, performance, and organizational learning facing nonprofit and civil society organizations. He is also affiliated with Harvard University's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. The making of NGOs: the relevance of Foucault and Bourdieu
2. The NGOs and their global networks
3. NGO behavior and development discourse
4. Interdependence and power: tensions over money and reputation
5. Information struggles: the role of information in the reproduction of NGO-funder relationships
6. Learning in NGOs
7. Challenges ahead: NGO-funder relations in a global future
Notes
References
Index.