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Association Management Companies as Change Agents

In: The Effectiveness of EU Business Associations

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  • Alfons Westgeest
  • Bruno Alves

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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.

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  • Alfons Westgeest & Bruno Alves, 2002. "Association Management Companies as Change Agents," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Justin Greenwood (ed.), The Effectiveness of EU Business Associations, chapter 15, pages 143-153, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-62937-0_15
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230629370_15
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