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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... Benefit Versus 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 ...
David Horton Smith. nonmember benefit and external service oriented in goals ( Chan and Rammohan , 1999 ; Smith , 1993b ) . Verba and Nie ( 1972 , p . 42 ) measure memberships in 16 types of associations . All except professional or ...
David Horton Smith. of it actually is served by such nonmember nonprofits in most cases . Also , mem- ber benefit GAs and supralocal associations clearly serve the public and the gen- eral welfare in many , often widespread ways ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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