Title: Uncovering local communities’ motivational factors to partner with a nonprofit for social impact: A mixed-methods approach

Abstract

Although cross-sector partnerships are increasingly recognized as essential to creating social impact and local communities are acknowledged as key potential partners, inter-organizational relationships for social impact from the perspective of local communities have been overlooked. This article aims to contribute to closing this research gap by identifying the motivational factors that can foster an active collaboration of local communities with a nonprofit for social impact. Specifically, we focus on the relationships between 45 local communities and the PN-ANMI Management Committee in Bolivia. First, we conduct a qualitative study consisting of 50 interviews with local community representatives and the PN-ANMI Management Committee members. We then perform a quantitative study of a sample of 799 community members to validate the findings from the qualitative analysis. This mixed-methods approach reveals that environmental preservation, community well-being, selfesteem, and organizational effectiveness are relevant factors influencing local communities’ willingness to enter into partnerships for social impact

Biography

Susana Rengel-Rojas recently earned her Ph.D. in Management from the University of Almería, Spain. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Andina Simon ´ Bolívar, Bolivia, where she is the coordinator of the Sustainable Development Area. Besides, she teaches agricultural sciences at the Universidad San Francisco Xavier Chuquisaca Bolivia. Her research interests lie at the intersection of organizations, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and environmental agricultural engineering. She has published some monographs on those topics. Currently, she is part of the editorial board of Manglar Editores de Guayaquil Ecuado.