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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hybridity, Consulting and e-Development in the Making
T2 - Inscribing New Practices of Impact Assessment and Value Management
AU - Brigham, Martin
AU - Hayes, Niall
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - This paper examines critically the changes taking place in the e-development sector, and, specifically, investigates the ways in which private sector information and communication technology (ICT)-led organizations may be implicated in shaping such changes. We report on a research into a multi-national ICT consultancy company which is developing their own offering in the domain of value management and performance management for the development sector. We situate this initiative within the development literature that has charted the changing role of donors and NGOs. Drawing on actor–network theory, Q2we argue that, with the deployment of value management techniques, upstream donors are becoming a more central feature of NGOs’ preoccupations and activities. We provide an in-depth analysis of the renegotiation of the e-development network, and argue that e-development can be understood as a hybrid practice. The paper concludes with implications and suggestions for further research.
AB - This paper examines critically the changes taking place in the e-development sector, and, specifically, investigates the ways in which private sector information and communication technology (ICT)-led organizations may be implicated in shaping such changes. We report on a research into a multi-national ICT consultancy company which is developing their own offering in the domain of value management and performance management for the development sector. We situate this initiative within the development literature that has charted the changing role of donors and NGOs. Drawing on actor–network theory, Q2we argue that, with the deployment of value management techniques, upstream donors are becoming a more central feature of NGOs’ preoccupations and activities. We provide an in-depth analysis of the renegotiation of the e-development network, and argue that e-development can be understood as a hybrid practice. The paper concludes with implications and suggestions for further research.
KW - actor–network theory
KW - hybridity
KW - impact assessment
KW - performance management
KW - public value
U2 - 10.1080/02681102.2012.690171
DO - 10.1080/02681102.2012.690171
M3 - Journal article
VL - 19
SP - 112
EP - 132
JO - Information Technology for Development
JF - Information Technology for Development
SN - 1554-0170
IS - 2
ER -