A Case for Surfacing Theories of Change for Purposeful Organisational Capacity Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alfredo Ortiz Aragón (0000-0003-0406-9948, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 36-46 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00135.x |
| OpenAlex | W2021289760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 25 |
What are the capacities of an effective social change organisation (SCO)? Some SCOs may value strategic planning capacities, while others financial accountability to donors, improved teamwork, or networking capacities. But do the different capacities that SCOs seek purposefully support meaningful social change? How much of what SCOs deem as ‘worth strengthening’ is based on linear thinking, or unhealthy power interests, or what donors want them to want, or a combination of these? This article argues that the capacities that different organisations value are conditioned by a mix of individual, organisational and societal worldviews, including deeply held assumptions on the nature of change and one's roles in affecting change. It posits that the processes SCOs use to attempt to intentionally ‘build’ their capacities should surface these worldviews in order to find more purposeful and systemic relationships between its internal processes, systems and capacities and the complex change that an organisation seeks to support
Accountability · Business · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Management · Political science · Public relations · Social change · Sociology · Teamwork · Community Health and Development · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |