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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 85
... organization More internal hierarchy More nonmember benefit goals More often monomorphic Less sociodemographic homogeneity More economic resources of money and personnel ( work ) organizations by Hall ( 1996 ) , now in its sixth edition ...
... Organization . Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage . Powell , Walter W. 1987. The Nonprofit Sector . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press . Prestby , John E. and Abraham Wandersman . 1985. “ An Empirical Exploration of a Framework of Organizational ...
... Organization . " Pp . 81-108 in Voluntary Action Research : 1972 , edited by David H. Smith , Richard D. Reddy , and Burt Baldwin . Lexing- ton , MA : Lexington Books . Schlesinger , Arthur M. , Jr. 1993. The Disuniting of America ...
Contents
Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
7 | 41 |
Copyright | |
16 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
References to this book
Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |