The Investment for Development Project conducted a survey of civil society's views on foreign direct investment in 7 countries with a goal of identifying the factors encouraging or hindering FDI. The results showed that civil society is positive about FDI and perceives technology, management and...

Research and development (R&D) is a common process in for-profit organizations. Despite the benefits, it is not routinely practiced in nonprofit organizations, in part because it is difficult to identify the effects of programs that are designed to involve individuals over long periods of time....

This Book distills the essential lessons learned from extensive consulting and evaluation work and shows the reader, step by step, how to apply them to the assessment of these organizations' activities. When used as a prac-tical tool, the Technical Guide provides a salutary, though possibly...