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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... leadership leads to its being ignored by scholars and textbook writers summariz- ing knowledge about VNPS management / leadership , whereas neglect of GA leadership in these sources mistakenly conveys the idea to other scholars that ...
... leaders probably will constitute most of the leadership super- structure in a GA , depending on its size . Underlying such election or appointment to leadership roles is the process whereby a member of a GA makes him- or herself known ...
... leadership function ( Bruce , 1994 ) . Leader Succession Leader succession often is a major practical problem in GAS where the lead- ers are so important . This has been little studied . Current leaders often play a major role in ...
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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 |