Managing Change in the Nonprofit Sector: Lessons from the Evolution of Five Independent Research Libraries - Couverture rigide

Bergman, Jed I.; Bowen, William G.; Nygren, Thomas I.

 
9780787901387: Managing Change in the Nonprofit Sector: Lessons from the Evolution of Five Independent Research Libraries

Synopsis

This text presents a historical review of five of the private libraries in the United States. In addition to presenting the historical information, the author analyzes how these five non-profit organizations managed the pressures of change faced by all nonprofit organizations. He examines the financial pressures, new demands for access and democratization, and the common trends the organizations faced while coping with change.

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Quatrième de couverture

This thoroughly research book presents a historical review of five of the most prestigious private libraries in the United States. In addition to presenting the rich historical information, Bergman analyzes how these five nonprofit organizations managed the pressures of change faced by all nonprofit organizations. He examines the financial pressures, new demands for access and democraticization, and the common trAnds the organizations faced while coping with change.By offering a thorough understanding of the five libraries––representing a microcosm of the nonprofit sector––the authors provide valuable lessons for directors, managers, and board members of all nonprofits who are coping with the inevitability of change within their organizations.

Biographie de l'auteur

JED I. BERGMAN is a graduate of New York University′s Stern School of Business and was research associate at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation from 1992 to 1994. WILLIAM G. BOWEN is president of the Mellon Foundation in New York City and former president of Princeton University. THOMAS I. NYGREN is a research associate at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New Jersey.

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