Understanding Voluntary Organizations: How To Make Them Function Effectively (Penguin business) - Softcover

Handy, Charles

 
9780140143386: Understanding Voluntary Organizations: How To Make Them Function Effectively (Penguin business)

Synopsis

Voluntary organizations, whatever their size or purpose, need to function successfully in order to fulfil their aims and give staff a sense of purpose. This means that good management, which has clear objectives and financially sound principles, isessential. In this commonsense book, the author of the worldwide bestseller Understanding Organizations puts forward a range of suggestions for making not-for-profit organizations work efficiently and effectively. In the first part, Handy discusses the people who work for voluntary organizations and suggests methods for improving communication and team work. Part two examines the culture and structure of organizations and suggests way to implement changes for the better.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Charles Handy is an internationally renowned management thinker and writer. Since the publication of his first landmark work Understanding Organizations in 1976, he has published a further ten books and spoken throughout the world about the changing shape of work and organizations.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.