A Globalized Task Environment: Implications for CSOs and Philanthropists (Un environnement de la tache mondialise: Implications pour les OSC et les philanthropes)
Points de vue, pp. 71-79, 2006
5 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2009 Last revised: 18 May 2013
Date Written: August 1, 2006
Abstract
The main challenge today's civil society organizations face is adaptation to a rapidly changing task environment. We currently witness a globalization of both problems and solutions. Why? Basically, this is the consequence of the intensification of worldwide social relations, linking distant localities evermore tightly. Much of this interdependence is asymmetric. Among other things, interconnectedness and rapid information flows also lead to the emergence of a global consciousness and new mental models that serve to organize groups of actors through shared concepts such as social entrepreneurship, the bottom-of-the-pyramid or microfinance. This paper analyzes four organizational adaptation strategies to a changing task environment: focus on core competence, single-issue integration, functional integration, and concentration on interface management. The closing section outlines the implications of these trends for donors.
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Keywords: Non-profit organizations, globalization, philanthropy
JEL Classification: G20, L31, M13
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