Business-NGO Collaboration : Partnerships for Biodiversity
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2014-08-27
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en
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Over the past decades partnerships between the different spheres of society (state, market and civil
society) have become increasingly recognised as a way to promote sustainable development. The
focus of this study is on partnerships between actors from the market and civil society spheres:
businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Interaction between businesses and NGOs
has become more frequent with a larger geographical and substantial span whilst also shifting from
being mainly confrontational to more collaborative. Business-NGO partnerships are defined as
collaborative agreements in which actors from market and civil society are involved in a nonhierarchical
process, through which these actors strive for a sustainability goal.
The scientific literature on partnerships mainly focuses on the partnering process, while it pays less
attention to the outcomes and results of partnerships. This study attempts to link the partnership
process with partnership outcomes by specifically analysing business-NGO partnerships that are
addressing biodiversity issues. This study is part of a graduation research that is conducted in
cooperation with ARCADIS. This study seeks to analyse which challenges partnering organisations
encounter when engaging in a partnership during the formation, implementation and evaluation
stages. The study also looks at the potential role for a third or external party in supporting the
partnering business and NGO. The central research question is the following:
What challenges do businesses and non-governmental organizations face when engaging in
strategic biodiversity partnerships during the formation, implementation and evaluation
stages of the partnership process and how can third parties contribute to alleviate these
problems?
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen