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To Be Agile or Not to Be: New Business Models for Civil Society Organisations in Times of Crisis

In: Navigating Through the Crisis: Business, Technological and Ethical Considerations

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  • Frank Elbers

    (Research Centre of the University of Bucharest)

  • Ana-Maria Grigore

    (University of Bucharest)

  • Adela Coman

    (University of Bucharest)

Abstract

There is an increasing realisation of the need for civil society organisations (CSOs) to be agile, given the fast-changing policy, legal and funding environment they operate in. Chatwani (2019) links this agile capacity to the fact that NGOs are norm- and mission-driven and have a strong identity, which facilitates the required knowledge transfer. In this chapter, however, we will identify ideal-type CSO business models and explore how (changing and emerging) business models are the key to agility and innovation. Based on a review of existing academic literature, we will look for examples of innovative thinking in CSOs. Through a survey of CSO leaders, we explore if the ideal-type business models we identified have validity and to what extend they are driven by the business model canvas.

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  • Frank Elbers & Ana-Maria Grigore & Adela Coman, 2022. "To Be Agile or Not to Be: New Business Models for Civil Society Organisations in Times of Crisis," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Silvia L. Fotea & Ioan Ş. Fotea & Sebastian Văduva (ed.), Navigating Through the Crisis: Business, Technological and Ethical Considerations, chapter 0, pages 191-206, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-030-82751-9_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-82751-9_11
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