Bridging Business and Society: The role of NGOs in International Joint Ventures’ Corporate Social Innovation success
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2025-06-26
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This thesis investigates how international joint ventures (IJVs) between firms from developed and developing economies cooperate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to achieve successful corporate social innovation (CSI). As businesses increasingly aim to align profit with societal value, understanding how cross-sector collaborations function becomes essential. The study aims to identify effective combinations of partnership characteristics that lead to successful CSI. The partnership characteristics are: NGO involvement, ownership share, embassy advice, financial commitment, and presence of institutional voids. Using data from 43 projects across 23 countries that received subsidies via the Dutch PSOM and PSI programs, this research applies fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to uncover relevant causal configurations. The findings reveal three distinct pathways that lead to CSI success: the embassy-guided approach, the NGO-partnered approach, and the ownership-leveraged approach. These configurations demonstrate that no single factor is necessary, rather, different combinations can all lead to successful CSI. The results offer practical insights for firms aiming to build strategic partnerships that generate both economic and social impact.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen