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Group dynamics in development of the poor: experience from BRAC
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posted on 2002-06-01, 00:00 authored by M Rafi, Debdulal MallickDebdulal MallickThe groups deliberately formed by nongovernmental organizations to organize the poor for their development are often subgrouped for better performance. In this connection, the study investigates the extent subgroups contribute to group performance, the mechanisms that lead to the contribution of subgroups to group performance, and changes in the contribution of subgroups to the performance of a group. Altogether 239 Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee groups, i.e., village organizations (VOs), with and without subgroups were investigated. The VOs with subgroups performed better than those without subgroups. The performance of the VOs with subgroups, however, declined over time. One of the reasons why effectiveness of VOs with subgroups declined was the belief that pursuing subgroup responsibilities would not bring any personal gain for members.
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Voluntas: international journal of voluntary and nonprofit organizationsVolume
13Issue
2Pagination
165 - 178Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum PublishersLocation
Dordrecht, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0957-8765eISSN
1573-7888Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins UniversityUsage metrics
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