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Partnership Formation for Change: Indicators for Transformative Potential in Cross Sector Social Partnerships

Seitanidi, M.May, Koufopoulos, Dimitrios N., Palmer, Paul (2010) Partnership Formation for Change: Indicators for Transformative Potential in Cross Sector Social Partnerships. Journal of Business Ethics, 94 (1). pp. 139-161. ISSN 0167-4544. (doi:10.1007/s10551-011-0784-2) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:33020)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-011-0784-2

Abstract

We provide a grounded model for analysing formation in cross sector social partnerships to understand why business and nonprofit organizations increasingly partner to address social issues. Our model introduces organizational characteristics, organizational motives and history of partner interactions as critical factors that indicate the potential for social change. We argue that organizational characteristics, motives and the history of interactions indicate transformative capacity, transformative intention and transformative experience, respectively. Together, these three factors consist of a framework that aids early detection of unnecessary partnering efforts and provide indicators of partners' transformative potential. Further we discuss the reciprocal, multi-level nature of change in social partnerships through the interplay between the organizational, individual and social levels of reality. The formation stage of partnerships contributes to the partnership and corporate social responsibility (CSR) literatures a deep understanding of the organisations' early interactions by placing within a historical context that reveals their dynamics and their potential to deliver organisational and social change.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s10551-011-0784-2
Uncontrolled keywords: Change, Corporate social responsibility, Cross sector social interactions, Formation, Longitudinal, Motives, NGO, Organisational characteristics, Partnerships
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Leadership and Management
Depositing User: May Seitanidi
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2013 11:54 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:10 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/33020 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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