Project logic, organisational practices and human autonomy; Four foreign-aided projects in Nicaragua and El Salvador
Muñiz Castillo, Mirtha R. (2010). Project logic, organisational practices and human autonomy; Four foreign-aided projects in Nicaragua and El Salvador. n/a.
Document type:
Report
Collection:
-
Attached Files (Some files may be inaccessible until you login with your UNU Collections credentials) Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads wp2010-015.pdf PDF 
application/pdf 210.28KB -
Sub-type Working paper Author Muñiz Castillo, Mirtha R. Title Project logic, organisational practices and human autonomy; Four foreign-aided projects in Nicaragua and El Salvador Publication Date 2010 Place of Publication Maastricht Publisher n/a Pages n/a Abstract This article aims to connect human development thinking to the operational realities of project design, management and evaluation. It explores how foreign-aided projects influence the local participants�۪ autonomy, considering that enhanced autonomy promotes long-run development effectiveness. It examines their project logic and explores the stakeholders�۪ various project theories, including assumptions and values. It looks not only at the expected changes but also at the actual felt changes in participants�۪ lives and consciousness, based on organisational practices. Evidence from four projects in Nicaragua and El Salvador indicates that managers need to understand project logic well beyond a ���logframe�۪. Project practices reveal the implicit real assumptions and affect the participants�۪ autonomy and the projects�۪ effectiveness and sustainability. When practices constrain the opportunities and felt competence of individuals to help themselves, the ���development�۪ promoted is not sustainable. In contrast, project planners and managers should consciously select autonomy-supportive practices to further sustainable human development. Keywords: Autonomy, project logic, organisational practices, human development Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT Copyright Year 2010 Copyright type Creative commons -
Citation counts 
Search Google Scholar
Access Statistics: 573 Abstract Views, 125 File Downloads - Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 13 Dec 2013, 12:14:47 JST