Managing non-profit organisations: towards a new approach

Anheier, Helmut K. (2000) Managing non-profit organisations: towards a new approach. Civil Society Working Paper series (1). Centre for Civil Society (London School of Economics and Political Science), London, UK. ISBN 0753013436

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Abstract

This paper puts forth the thesis that the management of non-profit organisations is often ill understood because we proceed from the wrong assumptions about how these organisations operate. Based on this premise, this paper develops a model of the non-profit form as a conglomerate of multiple organisations with multiple bottom lines that demand a variety of different management approaches and styles: a holistic conception that emphasises the diversity of orientations within and outside the organisation; a normative dimension that includes not only economic aspects but also the importance of values and politics; a strategic-developmental dimension that sees organisations as evolving systems encountering problems and opportunities that frequently involve fundamental dilemmas; and an operative dimension that deals with the everyday functioning of organisations. In a third part, the paper presents the basic contours of an analytic approach that tries to accommodate the distinct management challenges faced by non-profit organisations.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Official URL:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CCS/publications/
Additional Information:	© 2000 The author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	17 Aug 2010 15:03
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29022

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