Between power and irrelevance

• Verfasst von: Mitchell, George E. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schmitz, Hans Peter [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bruno-van Vijfeijken, Tosca [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Between power and irrelevance
• Titelzusatz: the future of transnational NGOs
• Mitwirkende: Tallack, Barney [VerfasserIn eines Nachworts]
• Verf.angabe: George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken ; with an afterword by Barney Tallack
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2020
• Jahr: [2020]
• Umfang: xv, 349 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Diagramme
• Fussnoten: Literaturhinweise, Register
• ISBN: 978-0-19-008471-4
• ISBN: 978-0-19-008472-1
• Schlagwörter: (s)Nichtstaatliche internationale Organisation
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Mitchell, George E.: Between power and irrelevance. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020. - 1 online resource (xv, 349 Seiten)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Galpin, Timothy J., 1961 - : Winning at the acquisition game. - First edition. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020. - 1 online resource (xiv, 226 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: MK 1900
• RVK-Notation: MK 6000
• RVK-Notation: MK 4000
• K10plus-PPN: 1694220710

Abstract

Geopolitical shifts, increasing demands for accountability, and growing competition have been driving the need for change within transnational nongovernmental organizations (TNGOs). As the world has changed and TNGOs' ambitions have expanded, the roles of TNGOs have shifted and their work has become more complex. To remain effective, legitimate, and relevant in the future necessitates organizational changes, but many TNGOs have been slow to adapt. As a result, the sector's rhetoric of sustainable impact and social transformation has far outpaced the reality of TNGOs' more limited abilities to deliver on their promises. Between Power and Irrelevance openly explores why this gap between rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do individually and collectively to close it. George E. Mitchell, Hans Peter Schmitz, and Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken argue that TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they operate by bringing their own "forms and norms" into better alignment with their ambitions and strategies. This book offers accessible, future-oriented analyses and lessons-learned to assist practitioners and other stakeholders in formulating and implementing organizational changes. Drawing upon a variety of perspectives, including hundreds of interviews with TNGO leaders, firsthand involvement in major organizational change processes in leading TNGOs, and numerous workshops, training institutes, consultancies, and research projects, the book examines how to adapt TNGOs for the future.

Abstract

"Geopolitical shifts, increasing demands for accountability, and growing competition have been driving the need for change within the TNGO sector. Additionally, TNGOs have been embracing more transformative strategies aimed at the root causes, not just the symptoms, of societal problems. As the world has changed and TNGOs' ambitions have expanded, the roles of TNGOs have begun to shift and their work has become more complex. To remain effective, legitimate, and relevant in the future necessitates organizational changes and investments in new capabilities. However, many organizations have been slow to adapt. As a result, TNGOs' rhetoric of sustainable impact and transformative change has far outpaced the reality of their limited abilities to deliver on their promises. This book frankly explores why this gap between rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do individually and collectively to close it. In short, TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they themselves operate by bringing their own 'forms and norms' into better alignment with their contemporary ambitions and strategies"--