Managing Social Purpose Driven Organizations: Looking at the Third Sector

ISBN-13: 9781138244702 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 154 str.

Beng Geok Wee

Opis

This book looks at the management and organization of charitable organizations in Singapore during the first decade of 21st century through 10 case studies of specific charities or volunteer welfare organizations, a term sometimes applied to a subset of non-profit organizations in Singapore. It explores organizational and management issues encountered by charities and volunteer welfare organizations in Singapore. The cases were the outcomes of field studies and secondary research conducted on such organizations. Through interviews, site observations and secondary research, the book studies these cases which had been framed to enable the exploration of management and organizational issues as experienced and acted upon in such organizations. The book illuminates the understanding the inter-relationships of contexts, actions and outcomes among the organizations, their stakeholders and external environments. This book will be of interest to those who actively engage in the research, teaching, and practice of the management of charities and non-profit organizations and management practitioners.