04460nam 2200829 a 450 991080992200332120200520144314.01-134-67315-91-280-33849-00-203-26482-797866103384981-134-67316-70-203-06801-710.4324/9780203068014 (CKB)1000000000008401(EBL)169001(OCoLC)275281834(SSID)ssj0000312876(PQKBManifestationID)11925268(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312876(PQKBWorkID)10358045(PQKB)10283015(SSID)ssj0000268473(PQKBManifestationID)11229396(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268473(PQKBWorkID)10235643(PQKB)10471545ebr10017357(MiAaPQ)EBC169001(Au-PeEL)EBL169001(CaPaEBR)ebr10070598(CaONFJC)MIL33849(OCoLC)809041672(EXLCZ)99100000000000840120050811e20021998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVoluntary organizations and innovation in public services /Stephen P. Osborne1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20021 online resource (238 p.)Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ;1Description based upon print version of record.0-415-18256-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Voluntary and non-profit organizations and innovation in public services; 2 Conceptualizing voluntary activity; Developing a typology of voluntary activity; Defining organized voluntary activity; 3 Innovations, innovators and innovating; The nature of innovation; Some wider issues in organization theory; VNPOs and innovation in the personal social services; Combining the literatures-the present state of knowledge and research questions for this study; 4 Research methodologyDeveloping the research methodology used in this studyReliability and validity in this study; Initiating the research process; 5 Mapping and defining the innovative activity of VNPOs; Mapping the innovative activity of VNPOs; The attributes of innovative VNPOs; Conclusions; 6 Four causal hypotheses and a process; The organizational hypothesis; The cultural hypothesis; The environmental hypothesis; The institutional hypothesis; The process of innovation; 7 The innovative capacity of VNPOs; Toward a model of the innovative capacity of VNPOs; The hard cases; Implications for theory and researchLessons for the management of the innovative capacity of VNPOsReferences; IndexThe innovative capacity of voluntary organizations has become a touchstone for their role in providing public services. Across the world there are increasing pressures on voluntary organizations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public services through innovation and change. This volume uses original research to assess the innovative capacity of voluntary organizations. It provides:* a conceptual framework for understanding the innovative capacity of voluntary organizations* empirical evidence detailing the nature and extent of innovation* an analysis of successful Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ;1.Human servicesGreat BritainSocial serviceGreat BritainAssociations, institutions, etcGreat BritainNonprofit organizationsGreat BritainOrganizational changeGreat BritainHuman servicesSocial serviceAssociations, institutions, etc.Nonprofit organizationsOrganizational change361.8/0941Osborne Stephen P.1953-594665MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809922003321Voluntary organizations and innovation in public services4196485UNINA