9 Developing and Sustaining High-Performance Teams: Managing Difference through an Action Research Approach
Abstract
Introduction“Many non-profit and social-change organizations, working to make the world a better place, manage to create work environments that are social nightmares for their staffs. The lack of good management in these organizations often drives their most dedicated employees and volunteers away, frustrated and resentful” (Britell 1992, 84).Beyond management practices, which include issues of power and particular difficulty with the role of executive director (Martin 1990; Ristock 1991), t...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gender Diversity and Inequality
Publication details
- Journal / source
- University of Toronto Press eBooks
- Pages
- 115–126
- Publication date
- 28 May 2026
- Language
- FR
- Document type
- Book chapter