Lessons for the DoD from the Nonprofit Sector

Abstract

The objective of this MBA project is to examine the nonprofit sector as a source of lessons learned for the Federal Government in general and the Department of Defense in particular. This paper provides a characterization of the nonprofit and public sectors to identify the attributes common to both sectors. Utilizing the similarities between the sectors, the authors make the case for the nonprofit sector as an untapped source of lessons learned for the public sector and DoD. They then demonstrate their case for nonprofit organizations as a source of lessons learned using the American Red Cross as an example, since it shares many of the same challenges as the DoD. (2 tables, 1 figure, 48 refs.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA429369

Entities

People

  • Brad W. Vetting
  • Michael A. Dube

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Families (Human)
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Market Economy
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.