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标题：Evaluating Result Based Management and the Need for Complexity Aware Management Approach for International Development Agencies
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作者：Sami Ullah Bajwa ; Naveda Kitchlew
期刊名称：Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1997-8553
出版年度：2019
卷号：13
期号：3
页码：620-634
语种：English
出版社：Johar Educational Society
摘要：Result Based Management (RBM) is a widely used management approach in international development agencies. During the last two decades, there have been growing concerns regarding the rigidity of this approach; and both the scholars and practitioners have been calling for an alternate complexity aware adaptive approach. However, there remains a lack of empirical evidence to support this criticism. The objective of this study is to contribute towards this end by undertaking an empirical evaluation of the efficacy of the RBM approach and assessing the need for a flexible and adaptive approach. Since the tool to measure the implementation of RBM is not available, we at first developed and validated a tool for measuring the implementation of RBM. Subsequently, by collecting data from 206 middle and senior levels employees of development agencies, the relationship between RBM and the ability of agencies to adapt has been tested. The validity of the instrument was established through exploratory factor analysis and hypotheses were tested by regression analysis. The findings showed that RBM negatively affects the adaptability of development agencies and hence calls for developing an alternate flexible and adaptive approach hold merit.