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Humanitarian principles and organisational culture: Everyday practice in Meédecins Sans Frontié res-Holland

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  • Dorothea Hilhorst
  • Nadja Schmiemann

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Organisational principles or value standards are considered crucial for maintaining quality in humanitarian assistance. Research among staff members of Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF-H) showed that fieldworkers construct their own interpretations of principles and priorities in response to demands placed on them in the field. Organisational principles are important for the performance and the well-being of volunteers: they serve as beacons, identity markers, and interpersonal 'glue'. It also becomes apparent that while in practice staff members renegotiate the formal principles of their organisation, they also adhere to patterns of organisational culture resulting in a number of ordering principles they deem typical of their organisation.

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  • Dorothea Hilhorst & Nadja Schmiemann, 2002. "Humanitarian principles and organisational culture: Everyday practice in Meédecins Sans Frontié res-Holland," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(3-4), pages 490-500, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:12:y:2002:i:3-4:p:490-500
    DOI: 10.1080/0961450220149834
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    1. Mojtaba Salem & Niels Van Quaquebeke & Maria Besiou, 2022. "Aid worker adaptability in humanitarian operations: Interplay of prosocial motivation and authoritarian leadership," Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Management Society, vol. 31(11), pages 3982-4001, November.

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