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Building the Knowledge Base of Nonprofit Management:
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Conflicting Managerial Cultures in Nonprofit Organizations
Abstract
A case study of the Widget Museum, a small cultural enterprise in a
mid-sized US industrial city, is used to explore organizational crisis
& show how managerialism has obscured some of the unique
constraints under which nonprofits operate. The findings support the
view that the increasingly managerial orientation of both staffs &
trustees of nonprofit organizations appears to lead to conflict rather
than cooperation. It is suggested that business board members fail to
recognize the differences between the duties & responsibilities of
nonprofit & for-profit directors; strategies to ensure that
various actors in the organization are familiar with their
responsibilities are outlined. 17 References. S. Millett
Journal
(Winter 1990)
vol1
no2
pages153-165
Categories
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Financial Management
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Managing
