Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: Lessons From the Third Sector

By Barry Michael Dym and Harry Hutson

Book Overview

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations is about exemplary leadership as found in both corporate and nonprofit organizations. Taking a fresh approach to the study of leadership, the authors perform research in nonprofits both to understand and appreciate their complexities and to reach conclusions about the nature of leadership in any context, including for-profit and governmental entities.

Features and Benefits:

Case studies of nonprofit leadership that affirm public-minded, mission-driven leaders and acknowledge their contributions Critical review of literature on leadership that encourages diversity in leadership models and approaches Chapters on leadership constructs such as fit, dynamics, readiness and flow that provide useful insights and methods to enable success Overarching concept of alignment that reframes leadership as an active process where the awareness of and response to the interplay of multiple, relevant factors matters more than charisma, pedigree or power

Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations is an ideal core text for graduate courses in nonprofit leadership. It could be used as a supplementary text in graduate courses in organization development and leadership, as well as courses in community development, human ecology, and human services. In addtion, practitioners, managers, and nonprofit organizational stakeholders will find it of great interest.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412914469
• ISBN13: 9781412914468
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

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This book is a must have for anyone with either a personal or professional interest in organizational leadership. The authors offer an effective outline of exemplary leadership in the nonprofit arena through a compelling assortment of case studies and review of relevant literature. A particular strength of this publication lies in its analysis of "alignment," which speaks to the critical dynamic between organization and leader. Here Dym and Hutson manage to buck the trend of current literature on leadership to focus exclusively on the strengths possessed by an individual leader. Furthermore, their concept of leadership is inclusive, allowing for multiple approaches to effective leadership. I will buy this book for colleagues and friends alike!