{"product_id":"understanding-nonprofit-work-a-communication-perspective-paperback-softback-9781119431251","title":"Understanding Nonprofit Work; A Communication Perspective (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119431251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Nonprofit Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Communication Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann (Author), Matthew L. Sanders (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119431251, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 July 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is an essential addition to the existing literature, as it expands the currently limited work that combines communication and nonprofits.” - \u003ci\u003eVoluntas\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) 32:1184–1185, March 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, students, and nonprofit practitioners interested in understanding nonprofit work from a communication perspective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sophisticated yet accessible book explores the dynamics of organizational communication in the context of nonprofit work. It delves deeply into the subjects of communication and social construction and develops several key subject areas and issues including leadership, management, and governance; the marketization of nonprofit work; collaboration and organizational partnerships; meaningful labor; and international nonprofit work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Nonprofit Work: A Communication Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e is the first resource to bring together the considerable and voluminous amount of communication scholarship and nonprofit research available in academia. Moving beyond the simplistic notion of communication as merely the transmission of information, it instead develops a more insightful approach to nonprofit work based on the concept of communication as social construction, explaining the implications and applications of this distinct communication perspective in ways that will benefit both communication scholars and nonprofit practitioners. Additionally, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a wealth of information in communication theory and nonprofit organizations in a thoughtful, approachable style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the application and utility of a communication perspective across several key aspects of nonprofit work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by two well-known scholars in the field with considerable experience in nonprofit work—teaching, research, volunteering, consulting, and board membership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Nonprofit Work\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal book for advanced undergraduate and graduate level students in courses on nonprofit work, or broader classes on organizational communication and public administration that have units on the nonprofit sector. This book is also perfect for nonprofit professionals looking to develop a more sophisticated and insightful approach to their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Developing a Communication Perspective on the Nonprofit 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann and Matthew L. Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Communicative L-M-G: Leadership, Management, and Governance 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Marketization of Nonprofit Work 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew L. Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Collabrocation: Thinking Communicatively about Collaboration 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Meaningful Work and the Nonprofit 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew L. Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 International Nonprofit Work 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Understanding What it Means to be Nonprofit 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Koschmann and Matthew L. Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 169\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52428584911128,"sku":"9781119431251","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119431251.jpg?v=1784680516","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-nonprofit-work-a-communication-perspective-paperback-softback-9781119431251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}