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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809035503321

Titolo

Organizational and structural dilemmas in nonprofit human service organizations / / Hillel Schmid, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-42611-6

0-203-05077-0

1-283-96320-5

1-136-42604-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchmidHillel

Disciplina

361.7/63/0684

Soggetti

Social service

Nonprofit organizations

Non-governmental organizations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Organizational and structural dilemmas in nonprofit human service organizations has been co-published simultaneously as Administration in social work, volume 28, numbers 3/4 2004."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Organizational and Structural Dilemmas in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations; Copyright; CONTENTS; The Role of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations in Providing Social Services: A Prefatory Essay; The Changing Identity of Federated Community Service Organizations; Congregations as Social Service Providers: Services, Capacity, Culture, and Organizational Behavior; Volunteer and Paid Staff Relationships: Implications for Social Work Administration; The Role of Non-Profit Agencies in the Provision of Welfare-to-Work Services

Nonprofit Organizations and Welfare-to-Work: Environmental Turbulence and Organizational ChangeSearching for Utopia: The Cycles of Service Provider Preferences; Flameout at the Top-Executive Calamity in the Nonprofit Sector: Its Precursors and Sequelae; Ownership and Age in Nonprofit and For-Profit Home Care Organizations: What Makes the Difference?; Social Work Graduates and Welfare Economy Sector Preferences: A Cross-National Perspective; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Improve your organization's performance for the well-being of your



clients!  Organizational and Structural Dilemmas in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations explores the common pitfalls that plague nonprofit human service organizations and cause them to fail in their missions. In this book, leading scholars analyze and evaluate the inherent difficulties that impede effectiveness in these organizations. With this wide-ranging body of knowledge, research findings, and information, you will be able to identify key areas in your organization that may become troublesome at a later date and