Association Management Companies as Change Agents

Alfons Westgeest and Bruno Alves

Chapter 15 in The Effectiveness of EU Business Associations, 2002, pp 143-153 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In recent years associations increasingly felt the impact of the challenges that cause corporations to rapidly review and change their strategy, business planning or operation. The main drivers are international trade, technology and new management models. We argue that associations need to analyse and act upon several internal factors (friction or conflict) and external factors (environment). They also need to understand the governance issues that are typical for their organisation, how shall the Board take its responsibility for strategy? How can communication with the staff about division of roles with the Board be best organised? Throughout the years, the management of associations has significantly varied according to new political, economical and social developments. From the stage of defining objectives to the measurement of performance, several tools must be created in order to allow the association to continuously reassess the relevance of its management model. The establishment of Association Management Companies (AMCs) and creation of specialised consulting firms have contributed to new ways of reaching optimal organisational performance.

Keywords: International Trade; Management Model; Change Agent; Operational Capacity; Business Association (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230629370_15

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