Partnerships between businesses and nonprofit organisations are an increasingly prominent element of corporate social responsibility implementation. The paper is based on two in-depth partnership case studies (Earthwatch–Rio Tinto and Prince's Trust–Royal Bank of Scotland) that move beyond a...

"Cross-sector partnerships are widely hailed as a critical means for addressing a wide array of social challenges such as climate change, poverty, education, corruption, and health. Amid all the positive rhetoric of cross-sector partnerships though, critical voices point to the limited success...

This paper applies an organisational culture perspective to the study of business-NGO collaboration. It focuses on showing both the importance and limitations of understanding and managing cultural differences between participating organisations. The findings presented in the paper are largely...