Strategic management of public and third sector organizations : a handbook for leaders
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1992
- 486 p.
- The Jossey-Bass Public Administration Series ; The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector Series and The Jossey-Bass Management Series .
Part one: the importance of strategy in the public and nonprofit sectors The need for strategic management Why strategic management is different in public and third sector organizations Part two: an overview of strategic concepts and issues Types of strategy and their uses Applying strategic approaches to public and third sector organizations Understanding strategic issues Part three: the strategic management process Organizing the process Formulating and implementing strategy: a step-by-step approach Tailoring the process for specific needs Part four: useful support techniques Search techniques for uncovering information and new ideas Making sense of information: synthesis techniques Techniques for setting strategic priorities Combining techniques to match types of strategy Strategic challenges to a nonprofit social services agency Innovation in local government Forging a new mission for a state health agency Conclusion: strategic principles for organizational transformation Resource A: forms, worksheets, and handouts to support process stages Resource B: forms and worksheets for support techniques