Project Management Competences and the Sustainability of Non-profit Organisations

Abstract

The proposed paper addresses the need project managementProject management competencesCompetence of non-for profit organisations in order to be sustainable in the longer run. The contribution of non-profit organisationsNon-profit organization (NPO) (NPOs) to the economy is widely acknowledged among researchers. To manage projectsProject in order to pursue their missions, NPOsNon-profit organization (NPO) need to remain sustainable. In this contextContext, the paper addresses the importance of project managementProject management competencesCompetence and their importance for the sustainabilitySustainability of NPOs, i.e. to exist and develop in the longer run. The empirical investigation undertaken in form of qualitative research offers an adequate approach to transition from literature review to some findings based on two case studiesCase study discussed in this paper. The first caseCase concerns a medium-sized international fundamental research NPONon-profit organization (NPO) based in Grenoble (France) that produces neutrons for science. The second caseCase concerns a small national NPONon-profit organization (NPO) which advocates the interests of large companies from the logistics sector based in Bonn (Germany). The discussion of the findings will conclude with suggestions for further research directions linked to the topic.