Value Creation in Multinational Business-NGO Partnerships
(2021) IBUH19 20211Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The overall aim of this paper is to understand why Swedish MNEs engage in cross-sector collaborations and what value is gained from it. The collaborative value creation framework by Austin and Seitanidi was used as a theoretical basis for comprehension and further analysis. To gain insights into the motives and values of current partnerships three semi-structured interviews were conducted with sustainability representatives of Swedish MNEs who engage in group-wide partnerships with NGOs. Qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis were applied for the analysis of different sources. In the findings, the values created in the observed partnerships are discussed and evaluated in a comparative manner. Findings were that the closer the... (More)
- The overall aim of this paper is to understand why Swedish MNEs engage in cross-sector collaborations and what value is gained from it. The collaborative value creation framework by Austin and Seitanidi was used as a theoretical basis for comprehension and further analysis. To gain insights into the motives and values of current partnerships three semi-structured interviews were conducted with sustainability representatives of Swedish MNEs who engage in group-wide partnerships with NGOs. Qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis were applied for the analysis of different sources. In the findings, the values created in the observed partnerships are discussed and evaluated in a comparative manner. Findings were that the closer the business model is linked to the purpose of the partnership, the greater the value creation for both the company and the collaborating organisation. Interaction value was seen to be the most abundant value created within the collaborations with potential for synergistic value creation. In conclusion, companies' intentions in engaging with organisations are to achieve mutually beneficial value creation and to consider themselves global citizens regarding sustainability in the environment they engage in. (Less)
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- author
- Gronbach, Laurin LU and Biba, Trim LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- A multiple-case study of Swedish MNE-NGO collaborations
- course
- IBUH19 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- corporate social responsibility, cross-sector collaboration, business-NGO partnership, collaborative value creation
- language
- English
- id
- 9050331
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-24 15:02:52
- date last changed
- 2021-06-24 15:02:52
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