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- 2009
- Comment
Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Testimony on 'The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes'." United States House Committee on Financial Services, Hearing (2009).
- 2009
- Article
Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This article provides a critical reflection on the heavily normative nature of current accountability debates. In particular, it explores three streams of normative discourse on nonprofit accountability: improving board governance, improving performance-based... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Accounting; Governance; Performance Evaluation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Organizational Structure; Relationships; Accounting Industry
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective." American Behavioral Scientist 52, no. 6 (2009): 885–904.
- 2007
- Chapter
Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
This paper explores the linkages between information systems and accountability in nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations (NGOs). The information systems in four NGOs are introduced: two Indian NGOs engaged in natural resource management and rural development, an... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Information Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Information Technology; India; District of Columbia
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Beyond Dependence: Conceptualizing Information and Accountability in NGO-Funder Relations." In Reconceptualising NGOs and Their Roles in Development: NGOs, Civil Society and the International Aid System, edited by Paul Opoku-Mensah, David Lewis, and Terje Tvedt, pp. 119–159. Aalborg, Denmark: Aalborg University Press, 2007.
- 2006
- Working Paper
Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick' Perspective." Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations Working Paper, No. 33.2, January 2006.
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Analytical Dilemmas in the Study of Accountability: Center for Democracy and the Third Sector, Georgetown University
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Governance
- May 2000
- Article
Agricultural Cooperatives in Gujarat, India: Agents of Equity or Differentiation?
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Agricultural Cooperatives in Gujarat, India: Agents of Equity or Differentiation?" Development in Practice 10, no. 2 (May 2000): 178–188.
- 05 Oct 2009
- News
The World Bank must fix its business model
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
including suggestions for future research. The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Chap. 4 in The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 3rd ed., edited View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Mission in Motion
Nonprofit Management ("Bringing It Back Home"), which draws nonprofit leaders from around the world to the HBS campus. Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim teaches in the program; his research on quantifying... View Details
Keywords: summary
- Comment
Professional Practice: Nonprofit Agency Challenges
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Professional Practice: Nonprofit Agency Challenges." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 29, no. 3 (Summer 2010): 628–632. (Comment.)
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Accountability Myopia Can Impede NGO Learning and Mission
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
- March 2002
- Article
Information Struggles: The Role of Information in the Reproduction of NGO-Funder Relationships
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Information Struggles: The Role of Information in the Reproduction of NGO-Funder Relationships." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31, no. 1 (March 2002): 85–113. (
Winner of Outstanding Article in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly presented by Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
.)- Article
Making Sense of Accountability: Conceptual Perspectives for Northern and Southern Nonprofits
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Making Sense of Accountability: Conceptual Perspectives for Northern and Southern Nonprofits." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 14, no. 2 (Winter 2003): 191–212. (
Winner of Editors' Prize for Best Scholarly Paper in Nonprofit Management and Leadership presented by Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
.)- March 2014
- Teaching Note
ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability Teaching Note
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
- March 13, 2013
- Blog Post
Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
"Measure impact" has become a mantra for creating social change. Claims about making a difference are no longer sufficient; evidence of how much difference you're making is now required. We should applaud this trend, because results are sometimes ambiguous and claims... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Performance Evaluation
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact." Harvard Business Review Blogs (March 13, 2013). http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2013/03/lets-be-realistic-about-measur.html.
- July 2013
- Supplement
ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 314-701, July 2013.