Understanding the Growth Needs and Challenges of Non-governmental Organisations

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to unearth the enablers in managing non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) professionally. The study intends to understand the NGO from
three perspectives: evolution and revolution as organisational growth by Greiner (1998);
Weisbord’s Six-Box Model; and organisational culture from Competing Value Frame-
work (Cameron and Quinn, 1999). The exploratory study followed the mixed methods
approach for data collection. The findings reiterate that the growth stages of NGOs are
similar to that of business organisations. The study validates that efficient leadership
is vital in accelerating the growth and managing crisis situations in NGOs. The findings
reveal that by adopting ambidextrous structures, organisations can successfully transi-
tion to the next evolutionary phase.