Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies

By: Tobie S. Stein

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Hardcover | 31 March 2002

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Over the last 20 years, the number of professional managers displaced from US corporate jobs has increased dramatically. This has coincided with the rapid expansion of employment in the US nonprofit sector; a sector that has a high proportion of managerial and professional workers among its employees.
Workforce Transitions from the Profit to the Nonprofit Sector examines the career sequences of dislocated white-collar corporate managers who want to move to the nonprofit sector. It highlights the managers' motivations, the structural barriers which prevented them from making the transition, and the methods of penetrating the barriers. It uncovers the reasons why some corporate managers are able to make the transition and why others do not. Finally, it presents the methods of adaptation that were utilized in their new environments.
This volume will be of interest to human resource managers in the profit and nonprofit sectors, sociologists, occupational researchers, and organizational psychologists.

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"...succeeds as a case study of changing roles, attitudes, and barriers to entry created by stereotypes held by nonprofit managers about corporate counterparts. The author is aware of the task...as evidenced by the wide range of sociological, anthropological, and organizational studies cited and related to his subject. ...we thank the author for pointing the way and for his contribution."
(Monthly Labor Review (November 2002)
"As managers attempt to move from the bottom-line driven world of for-profits to the values driven world of nonprofits, they are faced with the challenge of reorienting more than just their work styles. As Stein points out, they must also reorient their identities in fundamental ways. This book provides valuable insights to for-profit managers attempting to make the transition to the workforce. It also has much to say to managers already in the nonprofit workforce about how their values are embedded in the actions and structures of their organizations."
(Paul-Brian McInerney, Dept. of Sociology, Columbia University, New York)

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Introduction	p. 1
Research Problems and Methodology	p. 3
Culture Change and Career Transition	p. 9
The Growing Trend of White-Collar Displaced Managers 1980-2000	p. 9
The Growth of the Nonprofit Sector 1977-2000	p. 9
A Definition of the Nonprofit Sector	p. 9
Workforce Characteristics	p. 10
Organizational Growth	p. 10
Revenue Growth	p. 10
Employment Growth	p. 12
Nonprofit Industries and Type of Manager Employed	p. 12
Managerial Diversity	p. 12
The Documented Need for Managers in the Nonprofit Sector	p. 14
A Shortage of Nonprofit Managers	p. 15
Low Proportion Change Careers	p. 16
The Lack of Mobility between Sectors	p. 16
Corporate Managers Face Obstacles	p. 17
Adult Socialization: A Typology	p. 22
Factors which Influence Socialization Methods	p. 26
Educational and Professional Training	p. 27
The Cross-Sector Student and Management Pool	p. 29
Differences and Similarities between the Profit and Nonprofit Sectors	p. 31
Cross-Sector Similarities and Interdependence	p. 31
Organizational Structures	p. 31
Work Styles	p. 34
The Reshaping of Occupational Identity	p. 36
A New Reference Group	p. 36
Anticipatory Socialization	p. 37
Obstacles to Assimilation	p. 39
Inefficacious Socialization	p. 39
Lack of Individual Motivation	p. 40
Career Transition and the Life Cycle	p. 40
The Life Cycle	p. 41
Differences and Barriers between the Two Worlds	p. 43
The Nonprofit View on Cultural Differences and the Need for Culture Change	p. 43
The Cultures Are Different	p. 44
Differences in Governance and Leadership	p. 51
Differences in Decision-Making Processes and Language	p. 52
Appearance: Diversity and Dress Code	p. 54
The Cultures Are Similar	p. 56
Nonprofit Problems and Challenges	p. 57
A Tarnished Public Image	p. 57
A Need for Strategic Advocacy and Accountability	p. 58
Coping with Uncertainty: Mergers, Government Reduction, Attrition of Donors, Members, and Organizations	p. 58
A Lack of Bottom-Line Management Skills	p. 59
Culture Change: The Need for Corporate Managers	p. 61
The Corporate Model	p. 62
Hiring Processes and Biases in the Nonprofit Sector	p. 65
Corporate Managers Experience Bias	p. 65
Lack of Peer Networks	p. 69
The Nonprofit Management and Communications Program	p. 71
Introduction	p. 71
Description and Structure of the Program	p. 71
Applicant Occupational Backgrounds	p. 73
The Selection of Students: Determining Motivations	p. 81
A Need for Group Identity	p. 82
A History of Volunteerism	p. 83
Internalizing Values	p. 86
The First Day: Setting the Stage	p. 89
The Program Components	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
The Introduction	p. 91
Transforming the Corporate Resume	p. 97
Format of a Functional Resume	p. 99
The Assessment	p. 101
The New Nonprofit Resume	p. 104
The Cover Letter	p. 107
The Nonprofit Interview: Achieving the Right Chemistry	p. 109
Preparing for the Mock Interview: The Dress Rehearsal	p. 111
The Mock Interview	p. 114
The Successful Mock Interview	p. 119
Networking	p. 123
Transition from the Profit to the Nonprofit World	p. 127
Learning Cultural Expectations	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
Nonprofit Managerial Career Paths	p. 128
The Successful Career Changer's Sequence	p. 130
Nonprofit Roles	p. 132
Relevant Skills	p. 140
Relevant Motivations	p. 141
Rehearsing Roles	p. 142
Building Self-Esteem	p. 142
Employment Opportunities	p. 143
Volunteerism as a Sign of Commitment	p. 143
An Odyssey of the Self	p. 144
The Disengagement of Self	p. 145
The Reconstruction of Identity: Self-Doubt and Frustration	p. 146
Resisting Identity Change	p. 149
Cohort Solidarity	p. 151
Finding Reference Group Acceptance	p. 151
Nonprofit Career Transition and Adaptation in the Workplace	p. 152
Introduction	p. 152
First Encounters and Culture Shock	p. 152
Obstacles to Assimilation	p. 155
Conclusion--Implications for Management Approaches	p. 165
Implications	p. 166
A War for Talent	p. 167
Recommendations	p. 168
Developing an Organization Development Strategy	p. 169
Graduate Programs in Nonprofit Management: Recruiting and Presocializing the Career Changer	p. 170
Volunteerism: A Necessary Part of Anticipatory Socialization	p. 172
A Growing Segment of the Labor Force: The Older Worker	p. 172
References	p. 175
Dislocated Worker Interview Questionnaire	p. 181
Career Transition Follow-up Questionnaire	p. 185
Recruitment of Applicants	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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