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- Title
From Evangelism to General Service: The Transformation of the YMCA.
- Authors
Zald, Mayer N.; Denton, Patricia
- Abstract
This analysis of the organizational character of the YMCA focuses on factors leading to the successful transformation of a welfare organization. It is argued that the organization's broadly stated goals and unrestricted clientele encourage a wide diversification of programs and target populations. Federated structure leads to decentralized decision making, and to control by local elites. Since YMCA professionals do not have a well-defined ideology, and since the organization is linked to an enrollment economy, the organization is highly responsive to the needs of its relatively integrated and typically middle-class clientele. Possible role dilemmas stemming from the organization's structure are discussed.
- Subjects
YOUNG Men's Christian associations; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; MEMBERSHIP in associations, institutions, etc.; MIDDLE class; DECENTRALIZATION in management; ORGANIZATIONAL ideology; MORAL development; EVANGELISTIC work -- History; PROFESSIONAL identity
- Publication
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1963, Vol 8, Issue 2, p214
- ISSN
0001-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2390900