Conflict Management in Nonprofits: Volume 1: Navigating Disagreements in Secular Organizations

· Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
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Nonprofit organizations (NPOs), where citizens come together to solve societal problems, promote civic engagement, and create the building blocks of democracy, are a major sector and employer both in the United States and the rest of the world. This book addresses conflicts in the nonprofit organization sector and offers ways to resolve and manage these conflicts.

Conflict Management in Nonprofits, Volume 1 explores conflict management with regard to employees vs. volunteers, gender and inclusiveness, mindfulness, religious groups, working with governmental organizations as well as political issues. Perspectives on negotiation, mediation, and facilitation are presented throughout. In this, the first title in a two-volume collection, an exceptional set of renowned authors explore the topic of conflict management with a focus on secular nonprofits.

This book will be a valuable resource for academicians, scholars, students, as well as social, political activists and the layperson interested in volunteer-driven nonprofit organization management.

About the author

Yashwant Pathak completed his PhD at Nagpur University, India, and Executive MBA and Masters in Conflict Management at Sullivan University, Louisville, USA. He has over 45 years’ experience in academia and industry. Currently he is Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Taneja College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. Yashwant has published over 400 research papers, reviews and chapters with close to 5000 citations in Google Scholar. He has edited over 70 books in nanotechnology, nutraceuticals, drug delivery systems, artificial intelligence and artificial neural network. He has a keen interest in conflict management and has edited several books in the field, including the De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management (co-edited with LaVena Wilkin).

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