Human Resource Management in the Nonprofit Sector

Passion, Purpose and Professionalism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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This impressive book assembles the latest research findings and thinking on the management of voluntary/nonprofit sector organizations and the effective utilization of both paid staff and volunteers. The authors expertly look into the challenges faced by this sector and the growing role that it plays in society. They review HRM in the voluntary sector and discuss the challenges of bringing about best practices, as well as suggesting how to improve leadership of voluntary/nonprofit organizations.Non-profit organizations serve several useful purposes in society and exist in every country in the world. Like organizations in other sectors, non-profit organizations now have to do more with less. This book indicates the ways in which human resource management policies and practices can improve the effectiveness of non-profit organizations. The authors consider the roles played by non-profit organizations in effective leadership and its development, developing the non-profit brand, enhancing learning and skills development of both paid staff and volunteers and encouraging and supporting organizational change. They also examine how university-based education programs are developing talent in the non-profit sector.This timely book will prove invaluable to academics and doctoral students interested in all aspects of management within the non-profit/voluntary sector. Government professionals working in this sector will also find this compendium insightful.Contributors include: J. Blackmar, R.J. Burke, H.L. Carpenter, S.M. Chandler, C.L. Cooper, C.W. Coultas, I. Cunningham, D. Fields, S.L. Grau, W.E. Hein, M. Johansen, J. Jones, B. Kindel, S.B. Kleiser, N. Laidler-Kylander, K. Leroux, M. McDonald, R. Mirabella, T.R. Packard, J.C. Ronquillo, E. Salas, S. Zajac

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Utgivningsdatum2012-11-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Horizons in Management series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9780857937292

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Contents:PART I: SETTING THE STAGE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR1. Human Resource Management in the Nonprofit Sector: Setting the StageRonald J. Burke2. HRM in the Voluntary SectorIan Cunningham3. The Roles Nonprofit Organizations Play in Society in the United StatesSusan M. Chandler and Morgen JohansenPART II: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND NONPROFIT EFFECTIVENESS4. Reviewing the Literature on Leadership in Nonprofit OrganizationsJohn C. Ronquillo, Whitney E. Hein and Heather L. Carpenter5. Nine Empirical Guidelines for Top Leadership Teams in Nonprofit OrganizationsChris W. Coultas, Breanne Kindel, Stephanie Zajac and Eduardo Salas6. The Heart of the Organization: Developing the Nonprofit BrandStacy Landreth Grau and Susan Bardi Kleiser7. Nonprofit Brands and Brand ManagementNathalie Laidler-Kylander8. Enhancing Learning and Skill Development Among Paid Staff and Volunteers in Nonprofit OrganizationsJeannette Blackmar and Kelly LeRoux9. Effectively Leading a Diverse Nonprofit WorkforceJoy Jones and Dail Fields10. Organizational Change in Nonprofit Organizations: Implications for Human Resource ManagementThomas R. PackardPART III: DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS11. University-based Education Programs in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropic Studies: Current State of the Field and Future DirectionsRoseanne Mirabella and Mary McDonaldIndex