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Managing Nonprofits
Type
fundamental research project
Start Date
01 December 2003
End Date
01 December 2007
Status
completed
Keywords
Nonprofit-Management
Description
Central concepts: Nonprofit management, large organizations, strategic challenges, change management
Question: What are the central management challenges for the NPO managers and presidents of tomorrow?
Question: What are the central management challenges for the NPO managers and presidents of tomorrow?
Leader contributor(s)
Jaeger, Urs
Beyes, Timon
Funder(s)
Topic(s)
What is it about?
Many nonprofit organizations are paying increased attention to the procurement of their resources and to the question of how to explain the effectiveness of their performance to the critical public (sponsors
Many nonprofit organizations are paying increased attention to the procurement of their resources and to the question of how to explain the effectiveness of their performance to the critical public (sponsors
political parties
media etc.). Many of them therefore verify the effectiveness and efficiency of their management. This leads them to investigate how and where they could improve their management.
The persons in charge are still hesitant to take an interest in the management of other NPOs - even though this topic is increasing gaining in importance in their day-to-day work. This hesitancy has a reason: it is repeatedly questioned whether the management practices of NPOs of various fields (social services
The persons in charge are still hesitant to take an interest in the management of other NPOs - even though this topic is increasing gaining in importance in their day-to-day work. This hesitancy has a reason: it is repeatedly questioned whether the management practices of NPOs of various fields (social services
international aid
cultural organizations
education etc.) are in any way comparable.
In profit organizations
In profit organizations
this question
although acute initially
is no longer posed in this form. In profit organizations
this question
although acute initially
is no longer posed in this form. But what about nonprofit organizations? As yet there are only a few comprehensive approaches that deal specifically with NPO management challenges
and which do not simply club together profit enterprises and NPOs.
The project Managing Nonprofits fills this gap and identifies shared management challenges of NPOs. For this
The project Managing Nonprofits fills this gap and identifies shared management challenges of NPOs. For this
a systematic exchange of knowledge between managers of NPOs from different fields was conducted:
public health systems
public health systems
culture
social services
association structures
foundations
international aid
education
independent experts
interview transcripts of Peter F. Drucker with various managers of American NPOs.
Method(s)
Which method is used?
The project is based on 32 in-depth interviews with experts from different NPO fields and from the cultural contexts of Switzerland
The project is based on 32 in-depth interviews with experts from different NPO fields and from the cultural contexts of Switzerland
Germany
USA and Canada.
The methodical concept was composed of different approaches (triangulation). This was done to address the complexity of the subject matter.
First of all
The methodical concept was composed of different approaches (triangulation). This was done to address the complexity of the subject matter.
First of all
narrative interviews with selected managers from all well-known NPO fields were conducted.
The interviews were evaluated with regard to three questions (coding procedures): Which challenges are recognized by the experts? What are the strategic topics of the experts?
The results of the interpretations were raised for discussion among the interviewed experts in three one-day workshops. The three questions were delved into in greater depth during these workshops.
Parallel to these activities
The interviews were evaluated with regard to three questions (coding procedures): Which challenges are recognized by the experts? What are the strategic topics of the experts?
The results of the interpretations were raised for discussion among the interviewed experts in three one-day workshops. The three questions were delved into in greater depth during these workshops.
Parallel to these activities
two interviews with independent experts were conducted: a Harvard professor and a well-known management consultant from Canada.
Moreover
Moreover
transcripts of interviews that Peter F. Drucker had conducted with 23 different managers from the service sector of the US economy were evaluated with regard to the above three questions. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Peter F. Drucker and Masathoshi Ito Graduate School of Management for the confidence reposed in our work.
Notes
What is the benefit for practitioners?
The outcome of this project is a book with the working title: Managing Nonprofits.
The statements of the various practitioners are systematically presented in this book. The authors have mainly focused on the statements of the experts and kept their own previous theoretical knowledge to a minimum.
In the end, the practitioner receives a theme map of the central topics for an NPO manager. He can orient himself on this map:
What can I do today itself?
What have I not considered before?
How good am I compared to other successful NPO managers?
What could I learn from others?
The outcome of this project is a book with the working title: Managing Nonprofits.
The statements of the various practitioners are systematically presented in this book. The authors have mainly focused on the statements of the experts and kept their own previous theoretical knowledge to a minimum.
In the end, the practitioner receives a theme map of the central topics for an NPO manager. He can orient himself on this map:
What can I do today itself?
What have I not considered before?
How good am I compared to other successful NPO managers?
What could I learn from others?
Range
Institute/School
Range (De)
Institut/School
Division(s)
Eprints ID
49424
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PublicationMultiple Organizations : An Organization-Theoretical View on Managing Nonprofits(-, 2005-09-06)
;Jaeger, UrsBeyes, TimonType: conference paper -
PublicationBalancing Acts : NPO-Leadership and Volunteering( 2007-07-05)
;Jaeger, Urs ;Kreutzer, KarinBeyes, TimonType: conference paper -
PublicationLeading without formal power( 2007-05-17)
;Jaeger, Urs ;Kreutzer, KarinBeyes, TimonType: conference paper