Creating Value in Nonprofit-Business Collaborations: New Thinking and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118531132 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School. May Seitanidi (FRSA), PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Kent Business School, University of Kent and Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) of the University
Most of what you need to know about managing business-nonprofit collaborations. Antonio Vives Indeed this book represents a very comprehensive treatment of the issue of managing collaborations between business and non-profit institutions in order to enhance the value created for the parties and for society and contribute to their sustainability.The book, as it subtitle indicates, "New Thinking and Practice", seeks to be of help for managers, professionals and for academics, and even for advanced students. The book is the result of an exhaustive review of the literature (lists more than 500 references and has almost 700 footnotes). It includes more than 100 short examples from the USA, Europa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania and the Mid. "The best book ever written on creating value through collaboration" according to Bruce Burtch. I have been a practitioner of cross-sector partnerships for over The best book ever written on creating value through collaboration I have been a practitioner of cross-sector partnerships for over 38 years. Indeed, I have been called the "father of cause marketing" for a partnership I designed in 1975 between Marriott Corporation and the March of Dimes. I have extensive experience in the many opportunities and challenges of developing cross-sector partnerships.When I read this deeply researched and instructional approach to the subject of creating value in such partnerships/collaborations, I was overwhelmed by its own value. In this book the reader, researcher, practitioner or organization from any sector will find the most thoughtful and truthful understanding of the m. 8 years. Indeed, I have been called the "father of cause marketing" for a partnership I designed in 1975 between Marriott Corporation and the March of Dimes. I have extensive experience in the many opportunities and challenges of developing cross-sector partnerships.When I read this deeply researched and instructional approach to the subject of creating value in such partnerships/collaborations, I was overwhelmed by its own value. In this book the reader, researcher, practitioner or organization from any sector will find the most thoughtful and truthful understanding of the m. Austin and Seitanidi provide a very valuable guide for practitioners Austin and Seitanidi provide a very valuable guide for practitioners and scholars interested in cross-sector partnerships. Decades of knowledge and experience are synthesized in a clear and comprehensive framework that guides the reader throughout the book. The book's insightful and deep conceptual thinking and numerous case examples allow us to rethink how value is created in inter-organizational relationships. This forward-looking work deserves a place in the book cases of anyone dealing with the challenges of cross-sector partnerships in their day to day lives as well as scholars in management, business ethics, public policy, nonprofit r
The book will empower organizations to strategically increase the potential for value creation both for the partners and society.Praise for Creating Value in Nonprofit-Business Collaborations: New Thinking & Practice!"This is a playbook for enabling business and nonprofits to co-create shared value. The book concludes by offering Twelve Smart Practices of Collaborative Value Creation for the design and management of cross sector partnerships. It analyzes the drivers of partnership evolution along the Collaboration Continuum, and sets forth the key pathways in the Collaboration Process Value Chain. With over a hundred case examples from around the globe and hundreds of literature references, the book reveals how collaboration between businesses and nonprofit organizations can most effectively co-create significant economic, social, and environmental value for society, organizations, and individuals. It examines the key dimensions of the Collaborative Mindset that shape each partner's collaborative efforts. Edward Freeman, University Professor and Olsson Professor
This essential resource features the groundbreaking Collaborative Value Creation framework that can be used for analyzing the value of partnerships between businesses and nonprofits. It identifies the needed Collaborative Mindsets, analyzes the drivers of partnership development along the Collaboration Continuum, sets forth the key partnering pathways in the Collaboration Process Value Chain, delineates multidimensional Collaboration Outcomes, and offers Twelve Smart Practices of Collaboration Value Creation.. Creating Value in Nonprofit-Business Collaborations provides breakthrough thinking about how to conceptualize and realize collaborative value. With over a hundred case examples from around the world, the book reveals how collaboration between businesses and nonprofit organizations can most effectively co-create significant economic, social, and environmental va