LEADER 04447oam 2200817I 450 001 9910449700103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-33849-0 010 $a0-203-26482-7 010 $a9786610338498 010 $a1-134-67316-7 010 $a0-203-06801-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203068014 035 $a(CKB)1000000000008401 035 $a(EBL)169001 035 $a(OCoLC)275281834 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11925268 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10358045 035 $a(PQKB)10283015 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229396 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10235643 035 $a(PQKB)10471545 035 $aebr10017357 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169001 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169001 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10070598 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33849 035 $a(OCoLC)809041672 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000008401 100 $a20180331d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVoluntary organizations and innovation in public services /$fStephen P. Osborne 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1998. 215 $a1 online resource (238 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-18256-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-222) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 methodology 327 $aDeveloping 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 research 327 $aLessons for the management of the innovative capacity of VNPOsReferences; Index 330 $aThe innovative capacity of voluntary organizations has become a touchstone for their role in providing public services. Across the world there are increasing pressures on voluntary organizations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public services through innovation and change. This volume uses original research to assess the innovative capacity of voluntary organizations. It provides:* a conceptual framework for understanding the innovative capacity of voluntary organizations* empirical evidence detailing the nature and extent of innovation* an analysis of successful 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations ;$v1. 606 $aHuman services$zGreat Britain 606 $aSocial service$zGreat Britain 606 $aAssociations, institutions, etc$zGreat Britain 606 $aNonprofit organizations$zGreat Britain 606 $aOrganizational change$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHuman services 615 0$aSocial service 615 0$aAssociations, institutions, etc. 615 0$aNonprofit organizations 615 0$aOrganizational change 676 $a361.8/0941 700 $aOsborne$b Stephen P.$f1953,$0948676 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449700103321 996 $aVoluntary organizations and innovation in public services$92144487 997 $aUNINA