Project Governance: Implementing Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations (Contributions to Economics) [Paperback]

Patrick S. Renz (Author)

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Publication Date: February 21, 2007 | ISBN-10: 3790819263 | ISBN-13: 978-3790819267 | Edition: 1

This book unveils a gap in the governance of development projects that ultimately hinders effective, transparent and accountable usage of resources. Illustrated with entertaining examples, the book develops a Project Governance model. The models six modules build an integrated, strategically oriented and ethically reflected platform for a more truthful and efficient cooperation in difficult projects or programs such as in development.

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From the reviews: “This exploratory study pursues the objective of building a project governance model, as a useful golden mean to overcome the governance gap … . the conceptual framework seems to have been adequately balanced in relation to the objective of harmoniously combining theory and practice. … Renz’s project governance model offers us, above all, the opportunity to consider a governance gap and, generally speaking, the opportunity to think about how to enhance and interiorize ethics and accountability in development sectors.” (Pasquale Arena, Journal of Management & Governance, Vol. 13, 2009)

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Do you know where your investments go? How effective and accountable are the resources used in the international development? How can intercultural frictions, governance scandals, or corruption be prevented? Based on a case study the author unveils a gap in the governance of development projects, a gap between implementation and governance, ultimately hindering effective, transparent and accountable usage of resources. Illustrated with entertaining examples the author, himself a senior manager in development and business, develops a Project Governance model. Overcoming shortcomings of the theories of corporate governance and business ethics, of best practices in development and project management, the Project Governance Model is a concrete model for practitioners and academics. Its six modules build an integrated, strategically oriented and ethically reflected platform for a more truthful and efficient cooperation in difficult projects or programs such as in development.

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Physica-Verlag HD; 1 edition (February 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3790819263
• ISBN-13: 978-3790819267
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,155,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Effective development aid, July 17, 2007

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This review is from: Project Governance: Implementing Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations (Contributions to Economics) (Paperback)

The book aims to understand why development projects often don't work ver well. Using the field study of multidonor economic development project in Southeast Asia the author shows that there is a govenance gap between the strategic-normal and the operational management level. Patrick Renz, himself an experienced senior rank manager, develops than a project governance model for assessing development projects and improving aid effectiveness. This sophisticated and compellingly convincing book should be compulsory reading for everybody in charge of or interested in development aid, multicultural management, nonprofit organzations and applied business ethics.