Can community-based organisations be ‘managed’? An exploration

Margaret Harris; Carl Milofsky

doi:10.1332/204080521X16651261692706

Can community-based organisations be ‘managed’? An exploration

Margaret Harris, Carl Milofsky

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This research note focuses on one type of third sector organisation - community-based organisations (CBOs) - and notes how such organisations often struggle with implementing 'management' advice. It offers four theoretical frameworks for understanding CBOs: small groups; community embeddedness; local social movements; and organisational evolution. It then discusses the practical implications of the theoretical analysis for those running CBOs. It concludes that CBOs need to avoid the application of 'management' principles where these seem to threaten to destroy the very characteristics for which CBOs are most valued by their participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	379-390
Number of pages	11
Journal	Voluntary Sector Review
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Early online date	27 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/204080521X16651261692706
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2023

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Keywords

community organisation management
community-based organisations
local organisations
management practice
organisational embeddedness

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