Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations - 9781138921191

Taylor & Francis

Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit OrganizationsStrategy and Structure\nAuthor(s): Richard Butler, David C. Wilson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138921191, 978-1138921191\nSynopsis\nDrawing on detailed empirical data and a range of case studies, Managing Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, first published in 1990, demonstrates how voluntary organizations formulate strategies for securing funds, providing services, and dealing with other non-profit bodies, public agencies, and the private sector. The central theme is organizational change and how managers have responded, strategically and structurally, to changes to their environment. \n\nUsing original data, and writing from the broad perspectives of current organization theory, the authors increase our understanding of strategies, structures and designs currently in use in the voluntary sector. Their authoritative text will make essential reading for prac.