Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations (Hardcover)

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are facing uncertain, changing environments as well as internal challenges that render effective management necessary. Against this background of funding pressures, increasing competition, and the growing demand for services, human resource management (HRM) can aid NPOs in coping with change. This book contends, however, that the distinguishing characteristics of NPOs render HRM different from the private and public sectors. Not only is the strategic orientation in NPOs strongly values-driven given the importance of the mission, but nonprofit managers must also balance the conflicting demands of their multiple stakeholders with the different needs and motivations of their employees. This book fills a gap in the literature by offering an in-depth look at how this distinctive nature of NPOs shapes the development and implementation of their HR practices. Timely and topical, this book addresses the professionalization of HRM in the nonprofit sector using examples from an exploratory multiple case study of NPOs selected across different fields. Not only does it offer both students and practitioners in the field of HRM and nonprofit management a better understanding of the specific challenges for HRM that stem from the management of several, contradictory bottom lines in NPOs, but it also highlights the opportunities that the distinguishing nonprofit features create for the development and implementation of HR practices. By illustrating how NPOs can invest in learning and adapting processes that aid them in the alteration of HRM, this book is an essential resource for those involved in designing, implementing, and studying HRM in NPOs.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Alina McCandless Baluch
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-89617-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Non-profitmaking organizations Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Personnel & human resources management Promotions
LSN:	0-415-89617-7
Barcode:	9780415896177

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