Capabilities, leadership and management strategies of civil society organizations in rural areas

Juan Antonio Hernández Martínez (), Francisco Herrera Tapia and Cristina Chávez Mejía
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Juan Antonio Hernández Martínez: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura
Francisco Herrera Tapia: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Cristina Chávez Mejía: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México

Contaduría y Administración, 2015, vol. 60, issue 4, 817–835

Abstract: Poverty in rural areas of Mexico is still an unresolved problem. Experiences of civil society organizations in other countries show that they can be allies of the government to contribute to rural development because of their roles and capabilities. This article focuses on the role of civil society organizations to improve living conditions in rural areas of the State of Mexico by analyzing the work of six civil society organizations under a qualitative perspective. Leadership and commitment are some of the most important capabilities of their female founders. They have created and implemented management strategies that allow them to obtain and generate resources to satisfy local needs. Thus, their management strategies are seen as a methodological model and a key to work in a close partnership whit rural communities which can be seen as an added-value to civil society organizations and community participation for rural development.

Keywords: Civil society organizations; Rural; Capabilities; Management strategies; Leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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