The Concept of Strategic Analysis of Non-Governmental Organizations: The Perspective of Theoretical Approaches to Strategy

Abstract

The thesis of the paper is that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can build their value by using economies of scale, by assuming the position of a monopoly, by creating value for stakeholders, or by activities using network solutions. Adopting the above statement allows us to formulate the aim of the work as a need to identify methods and techniques of strategic analysis dedicated to NGOs. In the search for appropriate methods, the concept of four approaches to strategy was used: planning, positional, resource and network approaches. In the conducted research, a critical analysis of the literature and an analysis of documents and legal acts concerning NGOs in Poland were used. The research was carried out in the period from 2018 to 2021. The analyses (especially in parts 1, 2 and 4) used the findings contained in the doctoral dissertation of co-author Piotr Nowacki, Strategic Analysis in Building the Value of Non-Governmental Organizations.