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Furthering The Knowledge Commons In Our Field, Roger A. Lohmann
Furthering The Knowledge Commons In Our Field, Roger A. Lohmann
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This paper suggests a variety of ways to advance the knowledge commons of third sector studies through the strategic use of electronic technology. Ways I have discussed include identifying and promulgating new associative forms of scholarly publishing, exploring the use of multi-media in data collection and presentation, defining and implementing strategic uses of XML, exploring and adopting new and emerging forms of trans-organizational groupware more suitable for commons, and encouraging and promulgating open standards.
Charismatic Authority And The Board Of The Hull House Association, 1895-1935, Roger A. Lohmann
Charismatic Authority And The Board Of The Hull House Association, 1895-1935, Roger A. Lohmann
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Discussions of boards in the third sector literature usually proceed from assumptions grounded in Weber’s rational-legal authority and international management principles like those of Henri Fayol. The generalizations made about boards are based on rational-legal views of the board as the principal governing body of a nonprofit organization. Much less frequently examined are the roles and functions of boards in organizations grounded in other forms of authority. In particular, the relationship between charismatic authority and boards has seldom been studied. This paper will examine the role of one such board, the Board of Trustees of the Hull House Association through …