Inter-Organizational Collaboration on Projects Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: The Company Perspective

Escher, Iwona; Brzustewicz, Paweł

doi:10.3390/su12124969

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“…Nowadays, companies more often work together with NGOs to develop and provide new goods, services or value instead of providing merely financial support (Brzustewicz, 2014; Austen, 2018). In many cases, the interactions between the two actors are no longer restricted to philanthropy and charity but are also moving in the direction of “win-win” partnerships (Arya and Salk, 2006; Rath and Schuyt, 2015; Escher and Brzustewicz, 2020).…”

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Value creation in company–NGO collaboration in corporate volunteering

Brzustewicz

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Purpose This paper aims to examine corporate volunteering as a form of social responsibility carried out by companies in relationships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Applying the value creation concept, the success of such relationships is based on value created between the focal company, its employees engaging in the volunteer work and the collaborating NGO actors representing the beneficiaries of the volunteer work. However, how to meaningfully engage employees and strategically manage company–NGO relationships in corporate volunteering has received less scholarly attention. The study hence asks the question: How is mutual value created in corporate volunteering collaborations between business organizations and NGOs? Design/methodology/approach Two qualitative case studies of company–NGO relationships involved in corporate volunteer programs for social benefit in Poland and Finland are analyzed. Findings Corporate volunteering offers value creation opportunities for each of the three actors in the relationships, namely, the company, the NGO and the employees who participate in the volunteer work. Particularly, employment and volunteering relationships appear to be catalysts for the creation of mutual value in the organizational relationship between a company and NGO. Originality/value The present study contributes to the current understanding of company–NGO relationships by emphasizing the role of individual employee volunteers in creating relationship-level value. The study adds also to existing research on corporate volunteering by identifying the way value is created in company–NGO relationships within corporate volunteering.

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Value creation in company–NGO collaboration in corporate volunteering

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“…Beneficiaries are the individuals or groups whom employees believe their volunteering actions have the potential to positively affect (Grant, 2007). Volunteering work can aim at benefitting rather narrowly defined communities or be directed toward larger parts of society or society at large, depending on the scope of the volunteering activity such as environmental, animal-related, education or health domains (Escher and Brzustewicz, 2020;Haski-Leventhal et al, 2019). Grant (2007, p. 398) defines contact with beneficiaries as the degree to which the work is relationally structured to provide opportunities for employees to interact and communicate with the people affected by their work.…”

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Employee competence development in corporate volunteering

Glińska-Neweś

Hatami

Hermes

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SRJ

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how employee competences can be developed through corporate volunteering (CV). Specifically, this study focuses on diversity of volunteering studies categorized according to the type of beneficiaries and intensity of volunteer contact with them. The study examines how the beneficiary-employee relation influences the development of employee competences in CV projects. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative empirical study, interview data collected in Poland about the perceived effects of CV projects on employee competences was used. Findings The findings suggest that to understand the competences generated in CV, attention needs to be paid to the nature of the volunteering study itself. The study proposes four different logics of competence development in CV, based on the type of the beneficiary and contact with them. Research limitations/implications The study builds on managers’ perceptions of competence development. For a holistic understanding, future research should include employees’ perceptions of the process. Also, more research is needed regarding national and organizational settings as factors in competence development through CV. Practical implications The study suggests how companies could best engage in volunteering programs and improve existing ones to make them more beneficial for all parties involved. Social implications The findings build the better business case for CV and other corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, i.e. they deliver rationales for business engagement in this regard. Originality/value The study contributes to the conceptual understanding of CSR activities by presenting four logics of competence development in CV.

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“…Actor bonds are, thus, about the human aspect of the business relationship (Finch et al, 2010). For instance, the communication at a first meeting, sharing common values and 'getting along with each other' can determine the future of an entire business relationship (Escher and Brzustewicz, 2020). Actor bonds are, therefore, probably the most difficult layer to grasp.…”

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“…In Sweden and elsewhere, solar PV has also become an attractive market for new entrants into the energy system (Dewald and Truffer, 2012;Yang et al, 2021). Specialized solar installation firms provide turnkey systems and other types of solar-related goods and services to residential and business customers, thereby enabling solar PV diffusion and increased prosumption (Aspeteg and Bergek, 2020;Aspeteg and Mignon, 2019;Fabrizio and Hawn, 2013;Palm, 2015;Palm, 2018).…”

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