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An Organization Design Model for Nonprofits
Author(s) -
Shoichet Richard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.9105
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , organizational architecture , politics , productivity , organizational change , service (business) , knowledge management , computer science , public service , business , process management , public relations , marketing , economics , political science , artificial intelligence , law , macroeconomics
Abstract This article proposes that designers of nonprofit public service organizations must get outside a two‐dimensional paradigm of effectiveness and efficiency. The strength of the model is the integration of three parameters, showing how planning, productivity, and politics run through an organizational system and how these dimensions can be aligned for greater leverage. The model simplifies design and diagnosis, allowing managers to initiate change in an incremental and holistic way.