Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Partnerships in Developmental Practice: Understanding the Dynamics of Inter-organizational Relationships in Southern India

Authors

Kyle Nelson, Brigham Young University
Dr. Ralph Brown, Brigham Young University

Keywords

non-governmental organizations, NGO, inter-organizational relationships, Southern India

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

Abstract

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have become one of the foundational mechanisms of social change and development. International NGOs count in the thousands and are the hallmark organizational form involved in poverty alleviation, human rights empowerment, and social innovation. Therefore, understanding these organizations is important in understanding how development impact comes about. However, no organization works in in a solitary universe, especially in the collaborative and multi-dimensional world of social change, and thus to appropriately comprehend the NGO we must also study their relational context with other organizations. Thus, my research project explored the dynamics of inter-organizational relationships (IORs) between NGOs in Southern India. I explored partnership formation, how partnership leaders defined success for their partnership efforts, and what determinants of partnership success seemed most relevant in this unique organizational context.

Recommended Citation

Nelson, Kyle and Brown, Dr. Ralph (2014) "Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Partnerships in Developmental Practice: Understanding the Dynamics of Inter-organizational Relationships in Southern India," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 358.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/358