Format:
Online-Ressource (361 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780803959934
Content:
Grassroots Associations is a comprehensive review and critique of empirical and theoretical research on grassroots, nonprofit and voluntary organizations. David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alchoholics Anonymous, community-environmental action committees and church Bible study groups. He addresses: group formation, structure, process, leadership, and life cycle change; effectiveness; the influence such associations have on society; the future of grassroots associations, which he s
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Cover; Contents; Key Abbreviations in This Book; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Toward A Round-Earth Paradigm for The Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Definitions and Metaphors; Chapter 2 - Revising Flat-Earth Maps: The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Part II - The Distinctive Nature of Grassroots Associations; Introduction; Chapter 3 - Formational Characteristics; Chapter 4 - Internal Guidance Systems; Chapter 5 - Internal Structure; Chapter 6 - Internal Processes; Chapter 7 - Leaders and Environments; Chapter 8 - Life Cycle Changes
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Chapter 9 - Impact and EffectivenessPart III - Theoretical Paradigms and Conclusions; Introduction; Chapter 10 - Flat-Earth Paradigms and a Round-Earth Paradigm Outline; Chapter 11 - Some Conclusions and Forecasts: The Advent of Homo Voluntas; Appendix A: Description of the (Largely North American) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; Appendix B: Creating a Local Nonprofit Sampling Frame Including Grassroots Associations: An American Example; Appendix C: Methodology of the Smith One-Suburb Study; References; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
9781452263458
Additional Edition:
9780803959934
Additional Edition:
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Language:
English
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