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NGOs in Africa Project

The original project was undertaken on behalf of INTRAC (International NGO Training and Research Centre, Oxford, UK), under their Praxis Programme funded by the government of the Netherlands.

You can find the original PraxisNotes (brief concept/practice papers) on INTRAC’s website as follows:

¨ PraxisNote 1: 'Cross-Cultural Management and NGO Capacity Building: Why is a Cross-Cultural Approach Necessary?' by Terence Jackson

¨ PraxisNote 2: ‘Cross-Cultural Management and NGO Capacity Building: How Can Capacity Be Built Through Cross-Cultural Management?' by Terence Jackson

¨ PraxisNote 3: 'Cross-Cultural Management and NGO Capacity Building: How Can Knowledge Transferability Be Managed Across Cultures?' by Terence Jackson

¨ PraxisNote 4 :'Cross-Cultural Management and NGO Capacity Building: How Should Impact Be Assessed Cross-Culturally?' by Terence Jackson

Subsequent publication include:

¨ Terence Jackson and Richard Haines, Cross-cultural management in South African NGOs, South African Review of Sociology 2007, 38(1), 85-98.

¨ Terence Jackson., A Critical Cross-cultural Perspective for Developing Nonprofit International Management Capacity, forthcoming Non-Profit Management and Leadership, 2009

The project specifically looks at the role of cross-cultural management in the development NGO sector, focusing on both international NGOs and national/local ones in South Africa. It was perhaps surprising at the onset of the research that little literature refers to the management of NGOs, and less still to cross-cultural management of NGOs. This is particularly curious in view of the claim that this sector’s competitive advantage is its closeness to the communities it serves and sensitivities to local, versus global, issues.

The project is ongoing, and overlaps with the Cross-cultural Management of Health Sector Projects: HIV/AIDS and TB Project. [More Information...]

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