Dissolving Dualities: The Case for Commonsense Replication

Although replicating promising organizations and programs has been crucial to the development of the nonprofit sector, the replication process remains poorly understood. Its development has been caught on the horns of three unhelpful dualities: replication versus adaptation, competition versus coope...

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Published in:Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly 2003-06, Vol.32 (2), p.307-314
Main Author: Racine, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Competition
Cooperation
Leadership
Nonprofit organizations
Organizational behavior
Schools
Social problems and social policy. Social work
Sociology
Studies
System theory
Youth organizations
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Summary:Although replicating promising organizations and programs has been crucial to the development of the nonprofit sector, the replication process remains poorly understood. Its development has been caught on the horns of three unhelpful dualities: replication versus adaptation, competition versus cooperation, and systems or organizational capabilities versus leadership. Drawing on actual replication experiences, the article contends that these dualities represent false, oversimplified choices and that bridging the gaps they imply would enable replication to do more to strengthen the sector.
ISSN:0899-7640
1552-7395
0899-7640
DOI:10.1177/0899764003032002009