Publications

Micro-Level Interactions in Business-Nonprofit Partnerships 1 January 2013 While most research on business-nonprofit partnerships has focused on macro and meso perspectives, this paper pays attention to the micro level. Drawing on various theoretical perspectives from both marketing and management, we conceptually relate the outcomes of active employee participation in such partnerships to consumer self-interest. We also explore empirically whether and when self-interest affects consumers’ responses towards firms in relation to business-nonprofit partnerships. Read more ›
Partnerships as panacea for addressing global problems? 1 January 2013 This chapter examines partnerships and their peculiarities, based on recent research from various disciplines, in the context of the large problems faced by (global) society. These problems are very complex, often cross national boundaries, and cannot easily be 'solved' by one single actor. Previous 'unilateral' attempts to address them have not been particularly successful, and there are limits to what a single actor can do. Cooperation also enables different actors to leverage their resources and know how. It is therefore that the past decades has seen a rapid growth and spread of several types of cross-sector collaboration: public-nonprofit; public-private; private-nonprofit; and tripartite partnerships involving government, companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Read more ›
Dutch NGOs and Private Sector Partnerships 29 November 2012 NGOs are increasingly working with the business sector as partner for enhancing the effectiveness of their own development projects and vice versa. This results in an increasing amount of Profit-Nonprofit Partnerships (PNPs). In her research project, Anke van der Heul aimed to better understand the nature of such PNPs from the perspective of four Dutch NGOs involved in development partnerships. Her research provides insights on NGOs’ motivation to engage with the private sector, their perceptions and expectations on businesses as partners, the roles and function of NGOs and business in partnerships and whether NGOs consider a specific role for governments to support PNPs. Read more ›
Duurzaam ondernemen waarmaken 28 September 2012 Op 28 september presenteerde Stichting Management Studies tijdens een druk bezocht middagsymposium in Amersfoort het nieuwe boek “Duurzaam ondernemen waarmaken, het bedrijfskundig perspectief”. Het boek is gebaseerd op een onderzoek dat Royal HaskoningDHV (Ir. Rob van Tilburg van DHV, drs. Mara Francken) en de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (prof.dr. Rob van Tulder van RSM/EUR en Andrea da Rosa MSc ) uitvoerden naar de implementatie van duurzaam ondernemen bij 20 vooraanstaande Nederlandse bedrijven. Read more ›
CSO’s and Businesses; joint agents for change 1 September 2012 PSO, ICCO, Centre for Development Innovation (Wageningen University) and the Partnership Resource Centre (Erasmus University, Rotterdam) proudly present a joint publication with the latest insights on cooperation between Business and Civil Society actors for development. Read more ›
In Search of Viable Business Models for Development: Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries 19 July 2012 Purpose – Although the crucial role of business, and of business-based approaches, in development is increasingly emphasised by academics and practitioners, we lack insight into the ‘whether and how’ of viable business models, in environmental, social and economical terms. This article analyses private-sector involvement in development, including a business perspective of firm-level factors, taking the case of sustainable energy in developing countries. Read more ›
Annual Report 2011 1 June 2012 This is the first yearly report of the Partnerships Resource Centre (PrC). Read more ›
Cross-Sector Partnership Formation 1 May 2012 A cross-sector partnership is a collaborative effort in which parties from different societal sectors pool resources to provide solutions to (perceived) common problems. Read more ›
Key conditions for successful value chain partnerships 1 March 2012 This paper explores the black box of value chain partnerships, by showing how these partnerships can facilitate institutional change that is needed to include smallholder producers and small-and medium sized enterprises into (global) food value chains. It draws on agricultural value chain literature, collaboration literature, and institutional theory to gain insight into the relationship between the partnerships’ inner dynamics on the one hand, and the institutional changes the partnership facilitates in key areas of the business environment on the other. Read more ›
Summary Side Event on Partnerships for Inclusive Business 9 January 2012 During the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan (South Korea) in November 2011, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development together with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Compact, the International Business Leaders Forum, the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the Partnerships Resource Centre and UNDP, hosted a side event about Partnerships for Inclusive Business. Read more ›
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