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Building the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management:
A Searchable Database
Dimensions and Categories of Voluntary Organizations/Ngo's
Abstract
A list of dimensions that analytically classify voluntary
organizations & nongovernment, nonprofit organizations (NGOs) is
presented. The dimensions relevant to the general nature of
organizational goals include: (1) the degree of instrumental vs
expressive orientation, (2) internal vs external focus, & (3)
degree of ideological orientation. The technical aspects of
organizational goals include: goal multiplicity & clarity &
type & degree of goal congruence. Basic demographic aspects of
organizations include: size, growth rate, age, intensity of activity
& territorial locus. Dimensions dealing with the relationships to
the external social environment include: degree of structural
autonomy, degree of cooperative activity, & degree of
responsiveness to social forces. Membership aspects include: degree of
formal membership base, exclusiveness vs inclusiveness, degree of
homogeneity, & voluntariness vs coerciveness. Leadership &
power aspects include: type of leaders, locus of power, & degree
of power. Other internal aspects of the organization, such as extent
of face-to-face relationships & degree of expected conformity, are
also considered. M. Migalski.
Journal
(April 1973)
vol2
no2
pages116-120
Categories
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Classification and Research
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Classification and Mapping
