Grassroots AssociationsGrassroots 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 sees as integral to a postmodern society moving towards participatory democracy, self-determinism and individual choice. |
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David Horton Smith. Goal Succession The older a GA , the more likely it is to undergo goal succession - changing one or more of its basic GA goals . There are many studies of goal succession in national associations ( Michels , [ 1911 ] ...
... goal suc- cession , sociability incentives are a usual main fallback in any type of GA . Goal succession is more likely to occur in older GAs , partly because there is simply more time for these GAs to deviate from or alter their initial ...
... Goal - appropriateness of GA ideology , 94 Goal diffuseness vs. specificity of GAs . See Diffuseness vs. specificity of GA goals Goal displacement in VGs , 98 Goal limitations of GAs , 85 Goal succession in GAS . See Age of GAs , and goal ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |