Managing without profit [electronic resource] : leadership, management and governance of third sector organisations in Australia / Mike Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Mike, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonprofit organizations--Australia--Management.

Nonprofit organizations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : UNSW Press, 2009, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Voluntary, arts, housing and campaigning organisations, and other professional groups are all part of Australia's expanding 'third sector' - non-profit-making organisations that are motivated by social rather than economic objectives. In this book, Mike Hudson with Lyla Rogan set out the essential elements of management that are needed to make these organisations successful. This indispensable guide demonstrates how to: establish strong and suitably constituted boards; strengthen strategic management and performance; develop a mission and clarify objectives; manage and inspire people, as indiv

Contents:

Contents; About the author; About the Australian edition; About Lyla Rogan; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Glossary; 1The emerging sector; 2 Establishing appropriate governance structures; 3 Clarifying the roles of governance; 4 Making governance processes work effectively; 5 Strengthening strategic management; 6 Establishing objectives and performance measures; 7 Devising strategies to maximise impact; 8 Creating competitive service strategies; 9 Managing strategic performance; 10 Managing knowledge and reporting on performance; 11 Creating flexible management structures

12 Managing strategic partnerships13 Managing change; 14Leading anorganisation; 15Directingdivisions andmanagingdepartments; 16 Managing people and teams; 17 Creating a learning organisation; 18 Managing different types of organisation; 19 Glimpsing in to the future; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Author Index; Organisations Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-74223-192-6

OCLC:

689995640