Browsing Research publications by Author "Mowles, C."
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Policy arena : Promises of transformation: Just how different are international development NGOs?
Mowles, C. (2007-04-01)This article argues that there is a growing convergence between development INGOs and private sector organisations in the way that values are taken up as an instrument of management. Rather than promoting the exploration ... -
Post-foundational development management - power, politics and complexity
Mowles, C. (2010)Development management as a practice borrows extensively and uncritically from management theories developed in the private sector, which are based on ideas of predictability and control, and systemic whole change. In ... -
The practice of complexity : Review, change and service improvement in an NHS department
Mowles, C.; van der Gaag, A.; Fox, J. (2010)Purpose – In the last five years more and more scholars have drawn on insights from the complexity sciences as a way of understanding the process of managing and organising in the NHS differently. This paper aims to describe ... -
Therapy and support services for people with long-term stroke and aphasia and their relatives : A six-month follow-up study
van der Gaag, A.; Davis, S.; Moss, B.; Laing, S.; Smith, L.; Cornelius, V.; Mowles, C. (2005-06-01)Objective: To evaluate the impact of attending an aphasia therapy centre on quality of life and communication skills in people with stroke and aphasia and their relatives. Design: Before and after study, six months duration. ... -
Values in international development organisations : Negotiating non-negotiables
Mowles, C. (2008-02-01)Values are an important theme in discussions in international NGOs, helping to create the conditions for solidarity among staff. But at the same time they are also frequently a source of demoralisation and destructive ... -
What contribution can insights from the complexity sciences make to the theory and practice of development management?
Mowles, C.; Stacey, R.; Griffin, D. (2008)This paper offers a critique of existing ways of understanding management practice in International Non-Government Organisations (INGOs) and compares and contrasts these with insights drawn from the complexity sciences. ...