The next question asked the respondents to share who suggested the need for written policies. This question was a follow-up to the 10 organizations that said they had written policies for their intellectual property. They indicated that the idea for the policies came from the following roles: I think that internal legal counsel fits within […]

I then asked respondents whether the organization has any written policies regarding the intellectual property assets. Written policies are not necessary for having internally understood standards or expectations of management regarding organizational decisions and processes. However, in this context, written policies were chosen as a way to determine the more thoughtfulness than just awareness of […]

The management framework that the nonprofit sector predominately uses, New Public Management, is a bad fit. What’s needed is a framework that recognizes the strategic work of nonprofits. So, why is New Public Management a bad fit? New Public Management (NPM) is a management framework that was first adopted by public administration professionals as a […]