A recipe for success? A multiple-case study of cross-organizational projects between multinational companies and non-governmental organizations
(2020) IBUH19 20201Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The thesis examines what makes a cross-organizational collaboration between a multinational company and an NGO successful, by revieweing what factors play an important role in a project's life cycle, from a corporate perspective. The thesis is based on project management theories within the subjects of international business and cross-organizational teams. A qualitative research strategy with semi-structured interviews and an abductive approach was conducted. The interviews were conducted with employees in a CSR-related managing position from three multinational companies. Five international, cross-organizational projects with five different NGOs are analyzed. The study presents three main themes whose relevance and degree of consideration... (More)
- The thesis examines what makes a cross-organizational collaboration between a multinational company and an NGO successful, by revieweing what factors play an important role in a project's life cycle, from a corporate perspective. The thesis is based on project management theories within the subjects of international business and cross-organizational teams. A qualitative research strategy with semi-structured interviews and an abductive approach was conducted. The interviews were conducted with employees in a CSR-related managing position from three multinational companies. Five international, cross-organizational projects with five different NGOs are analyzed. The study presents three main themes whose relevance and degree of consideration differ in the stages of the project life cycle - project incentives, stakeholders and applied working methods and tools. The themes present different factors that can facilitate project success. (Less)
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- author
- Livman, Sofia LU and Bengtsson Fröberg, Moa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- IBUH19 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Cross-organizational collaborations, project life cycle, project management, CSR, non-governmental organizations
- language
- English
- id
- 9019328
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-23 14:34:09
- date last changed
- 2020-08-01 03:40:11
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