Strategizing in NPOs: A case study on the practice of organizational change between social mission and economic rationale

Voluntas

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-100

  Jäger, Urs ^a   Beyes, Timon ^a  

^a Center for Leadership and Values in Society   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contradictory rationalities; Cooperatives; Nonprofit organizations; Strategic management; Strategizing; Strategy as practice

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GROWTH; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 77249172144     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-009-9108-x     Document Type: Article

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