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Books on: bureaucratic organizations

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Community Organizations: Studies in Resource Mobilization and Exchange

Book by Carl Milofsky; Oxford University Press, 1988

Subjects:

Community Organization--United States, Nonprofit Organizations--United States, Voluntarism--United States

Collections: Entire Library

Local nonprofit organizations are often small, loosely structured, and democratically governed, and therefore do not fit conveniently into traditional theories of organizational behavior that are rooted in administrative science and bureaucratic structure. Treating community organizations as parts ...
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Local nonprofit organizations are often small, loosely structured, and democratically governed, and therefore do not fit conveniently into traditional theories of organizational behavior that are rooted in administrative science and bureaucratic structure. Treating community organizations as parts of larger systems--organizational fields or ecologies and communities--this collection of papers presents various perspectives on local nonprofit organizations from the standpoint of organizational theory. The essays draw on an array of methods and theoretical approaches taken from population ecology theories of organizations, laying the foundation for the structural analysis of community organizations.
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A Comparative Analysis of Complex Organizations: On Power, Involvement, and Their Correlates

Book by Amitai Etzioni; Free Press, 1961

Subjects:

Comparative Organization, Complex Organizations

Collections: Entire Library

...specific goals. Organizations discussed in this...specified as "bureaucratic." Thus in this...stands for "complex bureaucratic organization...used to refer to organizations and sometimes...ideological organizations," "giant enterprises...comparison of bureaucratic and craft administration...
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The Management of Non-Governmental Development Organizations: An Introduction

Book by David Lewis; Routledge, 2001

Subjects:

Non-Governmental Organizations--Management

Collections: Entire Library

Exploring the newly emerging field of the management of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in developing countries, this informative book draws upon current research in non-profit management, development administration and business management. Key issues covered include:* the changing ...
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Exploring the newly emerging field of the management of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in developing countries, this informative book draws upon current research in non-profit management, development administration and business management. Key issues covered include:* the changing global and local contexts of development co-operation* management technologies such as empowerment and stakeholder analysis* structural issues such as accountability, governance and participation* learning and diversity* dealing with complexity and uncertainty.Illustrated throughout with examples drawn from the author's own research and consultancy experience, this important text develops a model of NGO management which reveals the distinctive organizational challenges they face.
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Understanding Nonprofit Organizations: Governance, Leadership, and Management

Book by J. Steven Ott; Westview Press, 2001

Subjects:

Nonprofit Organizations--United States, Voluntarism--United States

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This work is a practical and tactical guide, compiling pieces that cover the internal workings and fundamentals of governing the non-profit sector. Articles cover governance, executive leadership and revenue streams, among others.
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Strategic Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Public Concerns in an Era of Limits

Book by Jack Koteen; Praeger, 1997

Subjects:

Nonprofit Organizations--Management, Public Administration, Strategic Planning

Collections: Entire Library

...Individual public and nonprofit organizations obviously have less to...demands certain amounts of bureaucratic resources and considerable...sources. For some nonprofit organizations that are almost totally...grants. When nonprofit organizations are compelled to establish...

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Journal Articles on: bureaucratic organizations

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Management Tenure and Network Time: How Experience Affects Bureaucratic Dynamics

Journal article by Eric Gonzalez Juenke; Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 15, 2005

Subjects:

Bureaucracy--Analysis, Nonprofit organizations--Management, Public administration--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Entire Library

...Experience Affects Bureaucratic Dynamics. by...differences across organizations, but this study treats...the top manager in a bureaucratic organization tap into...involving multiple organizations, where one unit is...newcomers to hierarchal organizations (inside the system...
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Tears, Fears and Careers: Anti-Racism and Emotion in Social Movement Organizations

Journal article by Sarita Srivastava; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 31, 2006

Subjects:

Racism--Prevention, Social movements--Management, Social organizations--Services

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...very work of organizations (Putnam Mumby...masculinist and bureaucratic, and the analysis...feelings" in organizations would counter bureaucratic rationality...distinguished from bureaucratic organizations by a collectivist-democratic...
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Metrics for Knowledge-Based Project Organizations

Journal article by John R. Patton; SAM Advanced Management Journal, Vol. 72, 2007

Subjects:

Accounting systems--Usage, Associations, institutions, etc.--Management, Intangible assets--Management, Intangible property--Management, Measurement units and standards--Analysis, Organizations--Management, Weights and measures--Analysis

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...knowledge revolution is making conventional project management obsolete. Under conditions of rising uncertainty, bureaucratic organizations simply do not have the requisite learning and information technology (IT) capabilities to cope with the accelerating...
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A Framework for the Development of Distributed Organizations

Journal article by Peter De Jong; Journal of Organizational Computing, Vol. 2, 1992

Subjects:

Business Enterprises--Computer Networks, Communication In Organizations--Automation, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Data Interchange, Management--Data Processing

Collections: Entire Library

...2 Development Organizations continually change...development, and bureaucratic development...One way of building organizations using configurators...in Section 6, on bureaucratic development...
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Managing Conflict in Public Organizations: Conflict Can Be Recognized, Tackled, and Resolved in Five Not-So-Easy Steps

Journal article by Glenn L. Starks; The Public Manager, Vol. 35, 2006

Subjects:

Associations, institutions, etc.--Management, Conflict management--Methods, Organizations--Management

Collections: Entire Library

...their counterparts in private and nonprofit organizations. In extremely bureaucratic environments, with ever-increasing pressures...perceptions, expectations, or interests differ. In organizations, conflict also arises when the behavior or...

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Magazine Articles on: bureaucratic organizations

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The Anthrax Fumble : BUREAUCRATIC TIMIDITY AND TURF BATTLES NEEDLESSLY PUT MANY AMERICANS AT RISK

Magazine article by Marc Siegel; The Nation, Vol. 274, March 18, 2002

Subjects:

Anthrax--Investigations, Bioterrorism--Investigations, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Investigations, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--Management

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...results were not provided directly to the office. Wilhite wrote that "the different focuses of...law enforcement and health organizations...resulted in parties speaking different languages." The FBI was in charge of the investigation, and the Army did the...
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The Rise and Fall of the Big, Bureaucratic Corporation

Magazine article by Joel Kotkin; The American Enterprise, Vol. 11, January 2000

Subjects:

Big business--Evaluation, Management--Technique, Small business--Evaluation

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The Rise and Fall of the Big, Bureaucratic Corporation. by Joel Kotkin...is now conducted by small, flexible organizations like Kamens. The growth of firms...Galbraiths mid-1950s landscape of gargantuan bureaucratic corporations. Dinosaurs will continue...
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Bureaucracies and Learning Organizations

Magazine article by Phillip C. Schlechty; School Administrator, Vol. 63, October 2006

Subjects:

Bureaucracy--Forecasts and trends, Bureaucracy--Usage, Public schools--Management, School administration--Forecasts and trends, School management and organization--Forecasts and trends

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...bureaucracies into learning organizations. The bureaucratic model has outlived its usefulness...schools are what sustain their bureaucratic tendencies, just as systemic...sustain schools as learning organizations. Furthermore, leaders at...
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"Not with a Bang": Civilization's Accelerating Challenge: Information Overload and Incompetence Are among the Side Effects of Increasing Technological and Societal Complexity. Businesses, Governments, and Other Organizations That Hope to Survive Must Become More Adaptable and Adept at Harnessing the Growing Power of Teams and Expert Systems

Magazine article by Arnold Brown; The Futurist, Vol. 41, September 2007

Subjects:

Application development software--Innovations, Application development software--Social aspects, Applied research--Social aspects, Computer services industry--Innovations, Computer services industry--Safety and security measures, Computer services industry--Social aspects, Information technology services industry--Innovations, Information technology services industry--Safety and security measures, Information technology services industry--Social aspects, Program development software--Innovations, Program development software--Social aspects

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...businesses, governments, and organizations of all types around the...this increasingly complex, bureaucratic, and talent-short world...doing the right things. Organizations of all kinds, living as...nimble, responsive, non-bureaucratic--adaptable. Otherwise, they...
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What Is Your Organization's Personality?

Magazine article by Vincent J. Natoli Jr.; Public Management, Vol. 84, March 2002

Subjects:

Associations, institutions, etc.--Analysis, Organization charts--Usage

Collections: Entire Library

...is important to employers because the more socialized employees are, the fewer bureaucratic mechanisms are needed to control them. Three Ways Organizations Gain Compliance The literature of organizational sociology advises that three...

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Newspaper Articles on: bureaucratic organizations

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Moscow Accused of Quashing Activism; Rights Group Cites Bureaucratic Hurdles

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 20, 2008

Subjects:

Associations, institutions, etc.--Laws, regulations and rules, Associations--Laws, regulations and rules, Human Rights Watch, Non-governmental organizations--Laws, regulations and rules, Nongovernmental organizations--Laws, regulations and rules, Societies--Laws, regulations and rules

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Activism; Rights Group Cites Bureaucratic Hurdles. Byline: Svitlana...regulations on nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, in Russia. Legislation...endless inspections and bureaucratic requirements have been used...time or refused to register organizations because of typing errors...
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Bureaucratic Heart of Darkness

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 16, 2006

Subjects:

Mugabe, Robert

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Bureaucratic Heart of Darkness. Byline: Marian L. Tupy, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sometimes even the most pessimistic...shipments through or look the other way altogether. Thus, when a group of South African churches and nongovernmental organizations raised money to purchase emergency aid for the people of Zimbabwe in the winter months of 2005, the Zimbabwean customs...
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There Are Ways to Move Bureaucratic Mountains

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 4, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

There Are Ways to Move Bureaucratic Mountains. Byline: Jim...Goliath (e.g. employers, clients, organizations, the media, etc.). Yet their...change" assumption that leads organizations to ignore the need for continuous...
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Al-Qaeda's Form 21-HR

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), August 24, 2007

Subjects:

Islamic militants, Terrorist organizations

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...bomber," was convicted last week of supporting terrorist organizations abroad. The governments case, according to the Los Angles...Qaeda soon will strangle on paperwork and collapse from bureaucratic paralysis. At some basic level, application forms are all...
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Mentors Guide Boys on Life's Path; Retired Men Counsel Youth Facing Problems

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 19, 2005

Subjects:

Nonprofit organizations

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Americans funded by government in partnership with nonprofit organizations such as AARP. Volunteers attended a training session in...Gratification often comes when it is least expected, in ways bureaucratic accounting cant always properly define. "Kids watch mentors...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: bureaucratic organizations

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Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...attempt was made to set up a centralized, bureaucratic government like that of imperial China...army and navy officers, and various organizations such as the Amur River Society, which...reforms, as powerful and entrenched bureaucratic and LDP interests resisted change...

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