
Social Partnering in Latin America
Lessons Drawn from Collaborations of Businesses and Civil Society Organizations
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
410 pages
978-0-674-01580-7 (ISBN)
Description
Can businesses collaborate with nonprofit organizations? Drawing lessons from 24 cases of cross-sector partnerships spanning the hemisphere, Social Partnering in Latin America analyzes how businesses and nonprofits are creating partnerships to move beyond traditional corporate philanthropy. An American supermarket and a Mexican food bank, an Argentine newspaper and a solidarity network, and a Chilean pharmacy chain and an elder care home are just a few examples of how businesses are partnering with community organizations in powerful ways throughout Latin America. The authors analyze why and how such social partnering occurs.
The book provides a compelling framework for understanding cross-sector collaborations and identifying motivations for partnering and key levers that maximize value creation for participants and society.
The book provides a compelling framework for understanding cross-sector collaborations and identifying motivations for partnering and key levers that maximize value creation for participants and society.
Reviews / Votes
This groundbreaking book shows how dynamic alliances between businesses and non-profit organizations are improving social conditions across Latin America. The book itself is a milestone collaboration between Harvard University and business schools from throughout the region. Social Partnering in Latin America is about new alignments and changing times-a must-read for business and political leaders. -- Enrique V. Iglesias, President, Inter-American Development Bank There is a growing recognition that economic and social progress are inextricably intertwined. Companies must learn to integrate their activities with society, while social organizations need to learn to collaborate with business rather than view it with suspicion. This book is a landmark in exploring this new collaboration in the crucial setting of developing economies. It will be truly indispensable to scholars and practitioners alike. -- Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School In Social Partnering in Latin America, the SEKN research team has effectively extended to the international arena and advanced James Austin's pathbreaking framework for understanding and developing institutional collaborations. A real strength of the book is its 24 case studies drawn from throughout Latin America. A must-read for both practitioners and scholars of business, government, and the nonprofit sector. -- Dennis R. Young, Professor of Nonprofit Management and Economics, Case Western Reserve University, and President, National Center on Nonprofit EnterpriseMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 line drawings, 5 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-674-01580-7 (9780674015807)
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Persons
James E. Austin is Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Initiative on Social Enterprise at the Harvard Business School. Ezequiel Reficco is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Business School. Gabriel Berger is Associate Professor at the Universidad de San Andres, Argentina.