The Role of Decision Rights in Collaborative Development Initiatives

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishal Agrawal ◽  
Nektarios Oraiopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Decision Rights ◽  
Collaborative Development ◽  
Development Initiatives

scholarly journals The Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Small-Scale Development Initiatives, a Cross-Country Comparison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Kinsbergen ◽  
Marieke Pijnenburg ◽  
Tom Merlevede ◽  
Luca Naus ◽  
Dirk-Jan Koch
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Country Comparison ◽  
Country Study ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic presents Northern-based development organisations with unprecedented difficulties. They are challenged in fundraising opportunities in their home countries and in finding ways to continue their work in the Global South. As the first study to present a systematic mixed method, cross-country study of small-scale, voluntary development organisations in four different European countries, this study provides insight into the role of these private development initiatives (PDIs) in the COVID-19 crisis and sheds light on the differential impact of the crisis on these organisations. Whereas most PDIs are involved in long(er)-term development interventions, the COVID-19 crisis was for most organisations their first experience of emergency aid. Overall, we see strong resilience among PDIs and also find that the organisations which relied more exclusively on traditional methods of fundraising (offline) received a greater funding hit than organisations—often with more younger members—that had already moved to online fundraising.

scholarly journals Stimuli of Collaboration in Product Development: A Case Study in a Project Manufacturing Company

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Aki Jääskeläinen ◽  
Jussi Heikkilä ◽  
Anna Hiidensalo ◽  
Otto Thitz
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Joint Product ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
Focal Company ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThere is already a wide acceptance on the importance of involving supplier and customer companies in product development. Decent understanding prevails on the relationship-oriented approach to product development including various collaboration forms. However, there is less research on the factors explaining the decision of attending to joint product development. In addition, less studies have examined the integrated role of both suppliers and customers in product development initiatives. This study searches answers to the following research questions: 1. What is the role of different actors in product development initiatives? 2. What factors motivate suppliers and customers to participate in product development? The research is carried out as an in-depth qualitative single case study in a large project manufacturing company. It takes the perspective of a focal company striving for product improvements. The first part of the empirical study consists of 15 semi-structured interviews. The second part includes two discursive workshops and builds upon the results of the interviews. This study contributes to the existing research by explaining the challenges and conditions facilitating joint product development with supplier and purchaser companies. The results highlight the role of customers in improving the effectiveness of product development. As a practical contribution, the paper reports the application of workshop method as a facilitator of collaboration between supplier, purchaser (focal company) and customer companies.

The Minimalist State and Donor Landscapes: Livelihood Security in Mali during and after the 2012–2013 Coup and Rebellion

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Moseley
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Coup D'etat ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Southern Zone ◽  
Market Intervention ◽  
Development Initiatives ◽  
The Way

Abstract:Mali’s 2012 coup d’état and subsequent rebellion created much hardship for those living in the northern and southern parts of the country. This article explores the changes that occurred during the period of uncertainty in the country, the role of the minimalist state, and the implications of these conditions for future development initiatives. The way in which Mali muddled through the 2012–2013 period has left two distinct aid landscapes: a heavily militarized northern region where aid from donors is focused on antiterrorism, and a southern zone of free-market intervention facilitated by donors.

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