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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... Nonmember Benefit Goals Perrow ( 1961 ) made an important distinction between official goals and opera- tive goals in organizations . The operative goals are the ones that the organization structure and operations tend to seek in ...
... nonmember benefit in orientation ( Billis , 1993a , 1993b ; O'Neill , 1989 , 1994 ; Smith , 1991 , 1993b ; Van Til , 1988 , p . 87 ) . Scholars such as DiMaggio and Anheier ( 1990 , p . 138 ) , Salamon ( 1992 , p . 7 ) , Rudney ( 1987 ...
David Horton Smith. Nonmember benefit GAs , 116 Nonmember benefit sector . See Sector of soci- ety , nonmember benefit Nonmember benefit VGs . See VGs , non- member benefit Nonmember service incentives . See Incentive types in GAs ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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