Development aid currently given by developed countries is increasingly criticised in terms of its effectiveness and because dependencies are created or reinforced between the donor and receiver. This study focuses on aid given by non-governmental organisations. In the meantime, a new legal form has beenintroduced for private companies that follow the principles of steward-ownership, which means that the generated profit needs to serve a purpose and is self-governed. These principles ensure a more responsible and sustainable way of business making.This study seeks to determine the influence of the steward-ownership tenets on the efficiency and selfsustainment of aid projects, the role of steward-ownership in decision-making processes in project management and tries to understand how steward-ownership manages dependencies within aid projects for sustainable development. This study focuses on Nepal, a state which heavily relies on aid from other countries and where it thus is essential to make it as effective as possible. For the study, one steward-based company was the object of focus, as it is based in Germany but establishing social enterprises in Nepal. The empirical research was carried out with ten semi-structured interviews. The sample consisted of four Nepalese employees, four German employees, one follow-up with a German employee and finally, one interview with a journalist who served as an expert about current aid and its problems. The qualitative study used directed content analysis with open coding. Five propositions were formulated and discussed based on an analytical framework derived from the literature and relevant theories.It was found that steward-ownership plays an essential role in project management. An influence on the internal corporate structures of the company itself was discovered as well as in the implemented projects and social businesses in Nepal. Moreover, the findings indicated that the principles of steward-ownership affect the management of dependencies, especially concerning knowledge transfer and developing symmetric relationships by ensuring an equal distribution of responsibility and voting rights. The findings of this study contribute to research conducted on aid development and finding ways towards more sustainable development. However, further research is necessary to identify the cause-and-effect relationship between steward-ownership and the mindset of all stakeholders. The changes in internal corporate structures and work processes through the incorporation of steward-ownership could not be specified in perfect detail due to the limitations of this study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-52048 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Röckel, Anna-Karolina, Schleicher, Merle |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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