A challenge to traditional economic assumptions : applying the social theory of communicative action to governance in the third sector

Murray E. Millar, Anne Abraham

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[A major distinguishing feature of third sector organisations (TSOs) compared with business organisations is that their purpose for existence is not to make profit for shareholders, but to promote civil society activities and build social cohesion. This paper asserts that if the purpose and the functional rationality of such organisations are significantly different from business organisations, then it should not be assumed that the approaches to governance in both types of organisations should be the same. Instead, the approaches to governance should be intimately linked to the character of the organisation being governed. Thus, this study is set in a social paradigm, rather than the more normative economic paradigm, and uses Habermas’ theory of communicative action to develop a theoretical base to guide governance processes within TSOs.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNavigating New Waters : Proceedings of the 8th Biennnial Conference of Australia & New Zealand Third Sector Research, University of South Australia
    PublisherANZTSR
    Number of pages24
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventAustralia and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceAustralia and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference
    Period1/01/14 → …

    Keywords

    • third sector
    • nonprofit organizations
    • non-governmental organizations
    • governance
    • communicative action
    • generative thinking

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