Managing Social Purpose Driven Organizations by Wee Beng Geok

Managing Social Purpose Driven Organizations by Wee Beng Geok

The book explores organizational and management issues encountered by charities and volunteer welfare organizations in Singapore through case studies. The book illuminates the understanding the inter-relationships of contexts, actions and outcomes among the organizations, their stakeholders and external environments.

‘There are critical differences between the management of profit-driven enterprises and those that prioritise social good, and yet there are few books that attempt to explicate them, particularly in the Asian contextThis volume fills an important gap in the literature by making these differences clear. The case studies and associated commentaries provide important learning opportunities managers and students alike.’ — Jonathan E. Ramsay, Senior Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences

‘The Social Service sector in Singapore is evolving to meet the changing needs of our society. Social Service organizations have to build capability and capacity to address increasing complexity of social issues. This implies not only being able to hire, retain and motivate the right people in adequate numbers. It also means that the organizations themselves, their policies, and even their boards, have to stay relevant to meet the needs of beneficiaries. This is, therefore, a timely book, as it aptly describes the current situation of Singapore's Not-for-Profit sector, and provides several illustrative cases of organizations that have been able to create impact in this environment. It should be read by all members of management and boards of the sector, as well as by leaders in the government areas related to non-profits, as a guide to accelerate the evolution of these organizations.’ — Fermin Diez, Deputy CEO and Group Director, National Council of Social Service, Human Capital Development Group

‘The rapid rise of third sector organizations (TSOs) across the globe deserves a book such as this to help us understand better the issues and challenges in managing non-profit organizations and NGOs. This book provides very interesting insights how TSOs engaged for-profit organizations, government agencies and the public to deliver the social agenda. The book is an interesting read as it reflects the complexities and realistic views in managing TSOs in a local context which are not easily found in management textbooks. The book uses the systems thinking approach which helps readers to appreciate the inter-connectivity of different parts of the organizations and the holistic view of the operating environment underpin TSOs. I highly recommend this book to people who are passionate about fulfilling the social purpose of TSO.’— Nigel Phang, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

'The book covers well the breadth of context and history of the case organizations while at the same time clearly pointing out the key organizational concerns in each case. This combination of in-depth study and broad description of cases will help undergraduate students understand why and how SPDOs behave and/or strategize in the ways they do, and what the outcomes are… Although this book discusses the Singaporean context only, it provides a detailed overview of the country, such as Singapore becoming a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and presents such context as critical to the operations of SPDOs. Therefore, an understanding of how organizational behaviour and market conditions may change depending on the macro-international and national contexts can lead to lively debates and discussions…' — Academy of Management Learning & Education (doi: 10.5465/amle.2019.0039)

‘There are critical differences between the management of profit-driven enterprises and those that prioritise social good, and yet there are few books that attempt to explicate them, particularly in the Asian context. This volume fills an important gap in the literature by making these differences clear. The case studies and associated commentaries provide important learning opportunities managers and students alike.’ — Jonathan E. Ramsay, Senior Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences

‘The Social Service sector in Singapore is evolving to meet the changing needs of our society. Social Service organizations have to build capability and capacity to address increasing complexity of social issues. This implies not only being able to hire, retain and motivate the right people in adequate numbers. It also means that the organizations themselves, their policies, and even their boards, have to stay relevant to meet the needs of beneficiaries. This is, therefore, a timely book, as it aptly describes the current situation of Singapore's Not-for-Profit sector, and provides several illustrative cases of organizations that have been able to create impact in this environment. It should be read by all members of management and boards of the sector, as well as by leaders in the government areas related to non-profits, as a guide to accelerate the evolution of these organizations.’ — Fermin Diez, Deputy CEO and Group Director, National Council of Social Service, Human Capital Development Group

‘The rapid rise of third sector organizations (TSOs) across the globe deserves a book such as this to help us understand better the issues and challenges in managing non-profit organizations and NGOs. This book provides very interesting insights how TSOs engaged for-profit organizations, government agencies and the public to deliver the social agenda. The book is an interesting read as it reflects the complexities and realistic views in managing TSOs in a local context which are not easily found in management textbooks. The book uses the systems thinking approach which helps readers to appreciate the inter-connectivity of different parts of the organizations and the holistic view of the operating environment underpin TSOs. I highly recommend this book to people who are passionate about fulfilling the social purpose of TSO.’— Nigel Phang, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

'The book covers well the breadth of context and history of the case organizations while at the same time clearly pointing out the key organizational concerns in each case. This combination of in-depth study and broad description of cases will help undergraduate students understand why and how SPDOs behave and/or strategize in the ways they do, and what the outcomes are… Although this book discusses the Singaporean context only, it provides a detailed overview of the country, such as Singapore becoming a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and presents such context as critical to the operations of SPDOs. Therefore, an understanding of how organizational behaviour and market conditions may change depending on the macro-international and national contexts can lead to lively debates and discussions…' — Academy of Management Learning & Education (doi: 10.5465/amle.2019.0039)

Wee Beng Geok was Associate Professor (Strategy, Management and Organization) at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University. In 2000, she set up the Asian Business Case Centre at the Nanyang Business School and was its Director for 15 years. She has held functional and general management positions in the corporate sector and served on the boards of several firms listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. An advocate of systemic thinking and management, she received her PhD in Management Systems and Sciences from the University of Hull.

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ISBN 13	9780367350758
ISBN 10	0367350750
Title	Managing Social Purpose Driven Organizations
Author	Wee Beng Geok
Series	Routledge Advances In Management And Business Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2019-06-05
Number of pages	154
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