Non-Governmental Organizations and Organizational Change - Discourse, Reporting and Learning

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 Ebrahims study analyzes 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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

Alnoor Ebrahim's study analyses the organizational evolution of NGOs, tracing their increased profile as bilateral partners in delivering aid. Combining original case studies and research with an extensive review of literature from organizational and development studies, Ebrahim advances our understanding of management and organizational change in the non-profit sector.

Product details

• Authors: Alnoor Ebrahim, Ebrahim Alnoor
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2003
• EAN: 9780521824866
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82486-6
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Organizational theory & behaviour, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Sociology & anthropology, Organizational theory and behaviour, Sociology and anthropology