Skip to main content

Transition in Nonprofit Organizations

  • Living reference work entry
  • First Online:
Book cover Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance
  • 495 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Adams T (2010) The nonprofit leadership transition and development guide. Proven paths for leaders and organizations. Jossey Bass, San Francisco

    Google Scholar 

  • Allison M (2002) Into the fire: boards and executive transitions. Nonprofit Manag Leadersh 12(4):341

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ashforth BE (2001) Role transitions in organizational life: an identify-based perspective. Lawrence Erlbaum, Mahwah

    Google Scholar 

  • Bell J, Moyers R, Wolfred T (2006) Daring to lead: a national study of nonprofit executive leadership. Compass Point Nonprofit Services, San Francisco

    Google Scholar 

  • Bridges W (1980) Transitions: making sense of life’s changes. Addison-Wesley, Reading

    Google Scholar 

  • Bridges W (2009) Managing transitions: making the most of change. Da Capo, Philadelphia

    Google Scholar 

  • Board Source (2010) Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management: the handbook of nonprofit governance. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco

    Google Scholar 

  • Chapman T, Vogelsang J (2005) Executive director transitions: an organizational development approach. J Nonprofit Manag 9(1):2–9

    Google Scholar 

  • Cule PE, Robey D (2004) A dual motor constructive model of organizational transition. Organ Stud 25(2):229–261

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ebaugh HR (1988) Becoming an ex: the process of role exit. University of Chicago Press, Chicago

    Google Scholar 

  • Hinden D, Tebbe D (2003) Managing executive leadership transitions in nonprofits. Public Manag 32:16–18

    Google Scholar 

  • Kralik D, Visentin K, Van Loon A (2006) Transition: a literature review. J Adv Nurs 55(3):320–329. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03899.x

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kreutzer K (2009) Nonprofit governance during organizational transition in voluntary associations. Nonprofit Manag Leadersh 20(1):117–133. doi:10.1002/nml.244

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Niessen C, Binnewies C, Rank J (2010) Disengagement in work-role transitions. J Occup Organ Psychol 83(3):695–715. doi:10.1348/096317909X470717

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Stevens SK (2001) Nonprofit lifecycles: stage-based wisdom for nonprofit capacity. Stagewise Enterprises, Wayzata

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Pamela Ransom .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer International Publishing AG

About this entry

Cite this entry

Ransom, P. (2016). Transition in Nonprofit Organizations. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2061-1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2061-1

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-31816-5

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference Economics and FinanceReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Publish with us

Policies and ethics